Comparing Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Crescent Energy and Media Pal, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Energy	0	2	6	2	3.00
Media Pal	0	0	0	0	N/A

Crescent Energy presently has a consensus price target of $16.10, suggesting a potential upside of 29.89%.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Crescent Energy and Media Pal”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Energy	$2.61 billion	0.84	$67.61 million	($0.20)	-61.98
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Crescent Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Media Pal.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Energy	0.61%	13.41%	3.58%
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Media Pal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Crescent Energy beats Media Pal on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Crescent Energy

Crescent Energy Company acquires, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) reserves. Its portfolio of assets comprises mid-cycle unconventional and conventional assets in the Eagle Ford and Uinta Basins. It also owns and operates various midstream assets, which provide services to customers. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

About Media Pal

Media Pal Holdings, Corp. operates as a non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility. It operates a 250-gallon per minute waste stream separation system at the Wyoming Avenue terminal facility. This system separates liquid waste streams and pumpable waste streams containing a mixture of liquids and solids. Its customers are located primarily throughout the Great Lakes region. The company, formerly known as Rich Coast, Inc. Media Pal Holdings, Corp. was founded in 1936 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.