Contrasting Paladin Energy (PALAF) & Its Rivals

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

Volatility and Risk

Paladin Energy has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paladin Energy’s peers have a beta of -3.72, meaning that their average share price is 472% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Paladin Energy and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paladin Energy	0.45%	0.13%	0.10%
Paladin Energy Competitors	-457.98%	19.26%	6.33%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Paladin Energy and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paladin Energy	$304.32 million	$5.34 million	176.50
Paladin Energy Competitors	$10.86 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.80

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Paladin Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Paladin Energy and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paladin Energy	0	1	1	1	3.00
Paladin Energy Competitors	5981	26988	40848	2422	2.52

Paladin Energy presently has a consensus target price of $10.20, suggesting a potential upside of 92.63%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.96%. Given Paladin Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Paladin Energy is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Paladin Energy peers beat Paladin Energy on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Paladin Energy

Paladin Energy Ltd develops, explores for, owns, and operates uranium mines in Australia, Canada, and Africa. The company operates through Exploration, Namibia, and Australia segments. Its flagship project is the Langer Heinrich mine located in the Namib Desert in Namibia. The company was formerly known as Paladin Resources Ltd and changed its name to Paladin Energy Limited in November 2007. Paladin Energy Ltd was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.