Reviewing Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) & SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD)

SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD) and Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for SandRidge Energy and Heidmar Maritime, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SandRidge Energy	0	2	0	0	2.00
Heidmar Maritime	2	0	1	0	1.67

Heidmar Maritime has a consensus target price of $2.62, indicating a potential upside of 57.56%. Given Heidmar Maritime’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Heidmar Maritime is more favorable than SandRidge Energy.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.8% of SandRidge Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of SandRidge Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SandRidge Energy and Heidmar Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SandRidge Energy	46.06%	13.62%	10.93%
Heidmar Maritime	2.47%	23.07%	4.19%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SandRidge Energy and Heidmar Maritime”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SandRidge Energy	$156.36 million	3.47	$70.20 million	$2.24	6.53
Heidmar Maritime	$55.85 million	1.76	-$22.56 million	$0.02	83.30

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

Risk & Volatility

SandRidge Energy has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heidmar Maritime has a beta of -0.34, meaning that its share price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SandRidge Energy beats Heidmar Maritime on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SandRidge Energy

SandRidge Energy, Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States Mid-Continent. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

About Heidmar Maritime

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. provides commercial and pool management services to the dry bulk, crude oil, and refined petroleum product tanker markets worldwide. It offers tanker pool and commercial management, dry bulk pool and commercial management, and fuel services. The company also operates a platform to invest in tanker or drybulk vessels offering a range of customized services for the investor, as well as engages in the sale and purchase of second-hand vessels and newbuilds in the tanker and drybulk sectors. In addition, it develops and operates eFleetWatch, a digital platform in the commercial management space, which provides pool partners with access to the data that they require for their own reporting and monitoring of their vessels. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.