Comparing HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) & Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI)

Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sky Petroleum and HighPeak Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sky Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HighPeak Energy	$1.07 billion	0.56	$95.07 million	$0.36	13.19

HighPeak Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sky Petroleum.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 77.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Sky Petroleum has a beta of -15.02, suggesting that its stock price is 1,602% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sky Petroleum and HighPeak Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sky Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A
HighPeak Energy	6.03%	4.23%	2.21%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Sky Petroleum and HighPeak Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sky Petroleum	0	0	0	0	0.00
HighPeak Energy	2	1	0	1	2.00

HighPeak Energy has a consensus price target of $11.67, indicating a potential upside of 145.61%. Given HighPeak Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than Sky Petroleum.

Summary

HighPeak Energy beats Sky Petroleum on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sky Petroleum

Sky Petroleum, Inc. acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas properties of others under arrangements in which the company finances the costs in exchange for interests in the oil or natural gas revenue generated by the properties. It has a production sharing contract with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania for three exploration blocks, including Four, Five, and Dumre blocks in the Republic of Albania. The company was formerly known as Seaside Explorations, Inc. and changed its name to Sky Petroleum, Inc. in March 2005. Sky Petroleum, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Frisco, Texas.

About HighPeak Energy

HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.