Reviewing Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) & AER Energy Resources (OTCMKTS:AERN)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Permian Resources and AER Energy Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Permian Resources	$5.00 billion	2.25	$984.70 million	$1.09	12.47
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Resources	15.65%	11.03%	6.98%
AER Energy Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Permian Resources and AER Energy Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	1	1	13	2	2.94
AER Energy Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Permian Resources currently has a consensus target price of $19.07, suggesting a potential upside of 40.25%. Given Permian Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than AER Energy Resources.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of AER Energy Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Permian Resources beats AER Energy Resources on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Permian Resources

Permian Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, focuses on the development of crude oil and related liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the United States. The company’s assets primarily focus on the Delaware Basin, a sub-basin of the Permian Basin. Its properties consist of acreage blocks in West Texas, Eddy County, Lea County, and New Mexico. The company was formerly known as Centennial Resource Development, Inc. and changed its name to Permian Resources Corporation in September 2022. Permian Resources Corporation was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Midland, 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.