Sundance Energy Australia (OTCMKTS:SDCJF) and Anadarko Petroleum (NASDAQ:APC) Head-To-Head Review

Anadarko Petroleum (NASDAQ:APC) and Sundance Energy Australia (OTCMKTS:SDCJF) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Anadarko Petroleum and Sundance Energy Australia, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anadarko Petroleum	1	1	3	2	2.86
Sundance Energy Australia	0	0	0	0	0.00

Anadarko Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 19.73%. Given Anadarko Petroleum’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Anadarko Petroleum is more favorable than Sundance Energy Australia.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.2% of Anadarko Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Anadarko Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Anadarko Petroleum has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sundance Energy Australia has a beta of 3.96, suggesting that its share price is 296% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Anadarko Petroleum and Sundance Energy Australia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anadarko Petroleum	-4.20%	10.49%	2.68%
Sundance Energy Australia	24.02%	13.45%	6.16%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Anadarko Petroleum and Sundance Energy Australia”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anadarko Petroleum	$5.58 billion	0.04	$615.00 million	$0.43	41.95
Sundance Energy Australia	$164.93 million	0.06	-$28.14 million	N/A	N/A

Anadarko Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Sundance Energy Australia.

Summary

Anadarko Petroleum beats Sundance Energy Australia on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Anadarko Petroleum

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil and gas properties. It operates through three segments: Exploration and Production, WES Midstream, and Other Midstream. The company explores for and produces oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). It is also involved in gathering, processing, treating, and transporting oil, natural-gas, and NGLs production, as well as the gathering and disposal of produced water. The company's oil and natural gas properties are located in the United States onshore and deepwater Gulf of Mexico; and Algeria, Ghana, Mozambique, Colombia, Peru, and other countries. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

About Sundance Energy Australia

Sundance Energy Australia Limited operates as an onshore oil and gas company in the United States. The company explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. Its exploration and development activities are focused on the Eagle Ford project in the South-Texas-Gulf Coast Basin. Sundance Energy Australia Limited was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Wayville, Australia.