Reviewing Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and Trillion Energy International (OTCMKTS:TCFF)

Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and Trillion Energy International (OTCMKTS:TCFF) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Crescent Energy and Trillion Energy International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Energy	1	1	4	0	2.50
Trillion Energy International	0	0	0	0	N/A

Crescent Energy currently has a consensus target price of $17.17, suggesting a potential upside of 48.89%. Given Crescent Energy’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than Trillion Energy International.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Crescent Energy and Trillion Energy International’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Energy	$2.41 billion	0.86	$96.67 million	$0.86	13.41
Trillion Energy International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Crescent Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Trillion Energy International.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.3% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Trillion Energy International shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Trillion Energy International shares are owned 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Energy	0.87%	17.35%	3.35%
Trillion Energy International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Crescent Energy has a beta of 2.38, indicating that its stock price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trillion Energy International has a beta of 3.51, indicating that its stock price is 251% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crescent Energy beats Trillion Energy International on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Crescent Energy

Crescent Energy Company, an energy company, acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. The company holds a portfolio of oil and natural gas assets in key proven basins, including the Eagle Ford, Rockies, Barnett, Permian, and Mid-Con in the United States. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

About Trillion Energy International

Trillion Energy International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration, and production company in Bulgaria and Turkey. It owns Cendere oil and South Akcakoca Sub-Basin gas producing assets in Turkey; and a coal bed methane exploration license in Bulgaria, as well as Derecik oil exploration property covering an area of 42,833 hectares located in the south west Turkey. The company was formerly known as Park Place Energy Inc. and changed its name to Trillion Energy International Inc. in April 2019. Trillion Energy International Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.