Reviewing HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) & AER Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:AERN)

HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) and AER Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:AERN) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares HighPeak Energy and AER Energy Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HighPeak Energy	6.03%	4.23%	2.21%
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HighPeak Energy and AER Energy Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HighPeak Energy	$1.07 billion	0.52	$95.07 million	$0.36	12.33
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

HighPeak Energy has higher revenue and earnings than AER Energy Resources.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for HighPeak Energy and AER Energy Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HighPeak Energy	2	1	0	1	2.00
AER Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

HighPeak Energy presently has a consensus target price of $11.67, suggesting a potential upside of 162.76%. Given HighPeak Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than AER Energy Resources.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of AER Energy Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

HighPeak Energy beats AER Energy Resources on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HighPeak Energy

HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

About AER Energy Resources

AER Energy Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in acquiring, managing, and operating oil and gas properties in North America. The company is also involved in the recycling of used motor oil; marketing of related fuel and energy products to users, suppliers, and recycler’s; and real estate business. AER Energy Resources, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.