Head-To-Head Contrast: Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI)

Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) and Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kolibri Global Energy and Crescent Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kolibri Global Energy	0	2	1	0	2.33
Crescent Energy	2	5	7	1	2.47

Kolibri Global Energy currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 172.95%. Crescent Energy has a consensus target price of $13.27, indicating a potential upside of 35.99%. Given Kolibri Global Energy’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kolibri Global Energy is more favorable than Crescent Energy.

Risk & Volatility

Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kolibri Global Energy and Crescent Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kolibri Global Energy	29.74%	9.37%	7.01%
Crescent Energy	0.66%	11.77%	4.69%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kolibri Global Energy and Crescent Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kolibri Global Energy	$58.52 million	2.44	$18.11 million	$0.50	8.06
Crescent Energy	$2.93 billion	0.85	-$114.61 million	($0.15)	-65.07

Kolibri Global Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kolibri Global Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Crescent Energy beats Kolibri Global Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kolibri Global Energy

Kolibri Global Energy Inc. engages in the finding and exploiting oil, gas, and clean and sustainable energy in the United States. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as BNK Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Kolibri Global Energy Inc. in November 2020. Kolibri Global Energy Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

About Crescent Energy

Crescent Energy Company acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. Its portfolio of assets comprises mid-cycle unconventional and conventional assets in the Eagle Ford and Uinta Basins. It also owns and operates various midstream assets, which provide services to customers. The company is based in Houston, Texas.