Head to Head Analysis: Carnarvon Energy (OTCMKTS:CVONF) & Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY)

Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) and Carnarvon Energy (OTCMKTS:CVONF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Repsol and Carnarvon Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Repsol	0	2	8	1	2.91
Carnarvon Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.3% of Repsol shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Carnarvon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Repsol shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Repsol and Carnarvon Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Repsol	$61.56 billion	0.52	$2.15 billion	$2.54	11.44
Carnarvon Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$0.02	4.82

Repsol has higher revenue and earnings than Carnarvon Energy. Carnarvon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Repsol, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Repsol and Carnarvon Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Repsol	5.81%	10.34%	4.76%
Carnarvon Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Repsol beats Carnarvon Energy on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Repsol

Repsol, S.A. operates as a multi-e energy company worldwide. Its Upstream segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves, as well as develops low-carbon geological solutions. The company's Industrial segment is involved in refining activities and petrochemicals business; the trading, transport, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and fuels; and development of hydrogen, biomethane, sustainable biofuels, and synthetic fuels. Its Customer segment is involved in mobility; and sale of fuel products, electricity and gas, lubricants, and other specialties. The company's Low-Carbon Generation segment engages in the low-emissions electricity generation and renewable sources. The company also offers asphalt products; installs, operates, and manages service stations; provides maritime services; constructs and operates oil refineries; explores and produces hydrocarbons; offers human resource; distributes and supplies electricity; and develops new energy projects, solar, and wind projects, as well as produces and sells chemical products and lubricants. In addition, it is involved in fuel and special products sale, research, trading and transport, insurance and reinsurance, safety, and financing activities; development of production processes, storage, transport, use, consumption, and transformation of hydrogen; decarbonization activities; and promotion, design, construction, and operation of molecular recycling facilities. Further, the company produces synthetic oil cloths; and invests in liquefaction plant project. The company was formerly known as Repsol YPF, S.A. and changed its name to Repsol, S.A. in May 2012. Repsol, S.A. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

About Carnarvon Energy

Carnarvon Energy Limited engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas properties in Australia. It is also involved in the renewable fuels business. The company owns various interests in the Dorado, Pavo, Roc, Phoenix, and Phoenix South project located in the Bedout Sub-basin permits of Western Australia. Carnarvon Energy Limited was incorporated in 1983 and is based in West Perth, Australia.