Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY – Get Free Report) and Venture Global (NYSE:VG – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Amplify Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 84.2% of Venture Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Amplify Energy and Venture Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amplify Energy | 12.48% | -1.40% | -1.05% |
| Venture Global | 31.11% | 39.19% | 7.79% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Amplify Energy and Venture Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amplify Energy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Venture Global | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2.62 |
Amplify Energy presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 124.10%. Venture Global has a consensus target price of $16.87, suggesting a potential upside of 28.99%. Given Amplify Energy’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than Venture Global.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Amplify Energy and Venture Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amplify Energy | $263.36 million | 0.63 | $43.97 million | $0.51 | 7.87 |
| Venture Global | $18.38 billion | 1.78 | $2.73 billion | $2.07 | 6.32 |
Venture Global has higher revenue and earnings than Amplify Energy. Venture Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplify Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Amplify Energy has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Venture Global has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Venture Global beats Amplify Energy on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Amplify Energy
Amplify Energy Corp. is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company focuses on acquiring, developing, exploiting and producing crude oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Amplify Energy’s operations have included three core areas: the Beta field and other offshore properties in Southern California, oil and gas assets in the Rockies, and producing properties in East Texas. Its activities include drilling and developing wells, operating production facilities and managing related infrastructure used to bring hydrocarbons to market.
About Venture Global
Venture Global, Inc. is a U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company that develops, constructs and operates facilities to produce and export LNG. Its activities include sourcing natural gas, processing it into LNG and delivering the fuel to customers in international markets, often through long-term supply agreements. Founded in 2013, the company is based in Arlington, Virginia, and focuses its LNG projects on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast. Its facilities include Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG, while it is also developing additional export capacity, including the proposed CP2 project.
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