Comparing Sky Quarry (SKYQ) and The Competition

Sky Quarry (NASDAQ:SKYQ) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Sky Quarry to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Sky Quarry and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sky Quarry	N/A	-232.60%	-59.42%
Sky Quarry Competitors	-456.99%	19.35%	6.42%

Volatility & Risk

Sky Quarry has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sky Quarry’s competitors have a beta of -3.76, suggesting that their average stock price is 476% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sky Quarry and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sky Quarry	$12.49 million	-$12.20 million	-0.43
Sky Quarry Competitors	$10.89 billion	$5.51 billion	-1.09

Sky Quarry’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Sky Quarry. Sky Quarry is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Sky Quarry shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sky Quarry and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sky Quarry	1	0	0	0	1.00
Sky Quarry Competitors	5984	27009	40886	2428	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.77%. Given Sky Quarry’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sky Quarry has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Sky Quarry competitors beat Sky Quarry on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Sky Quarry Company Profile

Sky Quarry, Inc. is an environmental solutions company focused on converting difficult-to-recycle hydrocarbon-based waste into useful industrial products. Its primary feedstock is waste asphalt shingles, which contain asphalt, aggregates and other materials that can otherwise be sent to landfills. The company is developing proprietary processing and recycling technologies designed to recover liquid asphalt and other petroleum-based products from these waste materials. The recovered products may be used in applications such as road paving, construction and industrial manufacturing, while the process is intended to reduce landfill waste and reliance on virgin raw materials.