Altex Industries (OTCMKTS:ALTX – Get Free Report) and Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.8% of Altex Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Altex Industries and Amplify Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Altex Industries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Amplify Energy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Altex Industries and Amplify Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Altex Industries | 1,531.82% | -13.30% | -7.19% |
| Amplify Energy | 20.99% | 16.22% | 8.79% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Altex Industries and Amplify Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Altex Industries | $20,000.00 | 161.71 | $440,000.00 | $0.03 | 9.60 |
| Amplify Energy | $294.68 million | 0.51 | $392.75 million | $0.28 | 13.34 |
Amplify Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Altex Industries. Altex Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplify Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Altex Industries has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplify Energy has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Amplify Energy beats Altex Industries on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Altex Industries
Altex Industries, Inc., through its subsidiary, Altex Oil Corporation, owns interests in productive onshore oil and gas properties located in Utah and Wyoming. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
About Amplify Energy
Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company’s properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
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