Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR – Get Free Report) and SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Heidmar Maritime has a beta of -0.34, suggesting that its share price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SandRidge Energy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Heidmar Maritime and SandRidge Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Heidmar Maritime | $55.85 million | 1.76 | -$22.56 million | $0.02 | 83.30 |
| SandRidge Energy | $156.36 million | 3.47 | $70.20 million | $2.24 | 6.53 |
SandRidge Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Heidmar Maritime. SandRidge Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heidmar Maritime, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
61.8% of SandRidge Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of SandRidge Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Heidmar Maritime and SandRidge Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Heidmar Maritime | 2.47% | 23.07% | 4.19% |
| SandRidge Energy | 46.06% | 13.62% | 10.93% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Heidmar Maritime and SandRidge Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Heidmar Maritime | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 |
| SandRidge Energy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Heidmar Maritime currently has a consensus target price of $2.62, suggesting a potential upside of 57.56%. Given Heidmar Maritime’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Heidmar Maritime is more favorable than SandRidge Energy.
Summary
SandRidge Energy beats Heidmar Maritime on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Heidmar Maritime
Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. provides commercial and pool management services to the dry bulk, crude oil, and refined petroleum product tanker markets worldwide. It offers tanker pool and commercial management, dry bulk pool and commercial management, and fuel services. The company also operates a platform to invest in tanker or drybulk vessels offering a range of customized services for the investor, as well as engages in the sale and purchase of second-hand vessels and newbuilds in the tanker and drybulk sectors. In addition, it develops and operates eFleetWatch, a digital platform in the commercial management space, which provides pool partners with access to the data that they require for their own reporting and monitoring of their vessels. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.
About SandRidge Energy
SandRidge Energy, Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States Mid-Continent. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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