Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) vs. DHT (NYSE:DHT) Head-To-Head Contrast

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) and DHT (NYSE:DHT) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

58.5% of DHT shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

Dividends

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $0.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. DHT pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.3%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DHT pays out 166.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras and DHT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	24.52%	30.61%	10.94%
DHT	65.52%	39.40%	28.63%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras and DHT”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	$89.19 billion	1.46	$19.63 billion	$3.96	5.09
DHT	$498.40 million	6.76	$211.09 million	$2.94	7.12

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has higher revenue and earnings than DHT. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DHT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DHT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras and DHT, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras	0	2	5	0	2.71
DHT	0	2	3	0	2.60

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras currently has a consensus price target of $19.48, suggesting a potential downside of 3.33%. DHT has a consensus price target of $19.33, suggesting a potential downside of 7.63%. Given Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is more favorable than DHT.

Summary

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras beats DHT on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras explores, produces, and sells oil and gas in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation and Marketing; and Gas and Power. The Exploration and Production segment explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily for supplies to the domestic refineries. The Refining, Transportation and Marketing segment engages in the refining, logistics, transport, acquisition, and exports of crude oil; and production of fertilizers, as well as holding interests in petrochemical companies. The Gas and Power segment is involved in the logistic and trading of natural gas and electricity; transportation and trading of LNG; generation of electricity through thermoelectric power plants; renewable energy businesses; low carbon services; and natural gas processing business, as well as production of biodiesel and its co-products. The company also engages in prospecting, drilling, refining, processing, trading, and transporting crude oil from producing onshore and offshore oil fields, and shale or other rocks, as well as oil products, natural gas, and other liquid hydrocarbons. In addition, it engages in research, development, production, transport, distribution, and trading of energy. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

About DHT

DHT Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates crude oil tankers primarily in Monaco, Singapore, and Norway. The company also offers technical management services. As of March 15, 2024, it had a fleet of 24 very large crude carriers. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.