Contrasting Mach Natural Resources (MNR) and Its Competitors

Insider and Institutional Ownership

78.4% of Mach Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of shares of all “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” companies are held by institutional investors. 87.8% of Mach Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of shares of all “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mach Natural Resources and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mach Natural Resources	$962.51 million	N/A	7.18
Mach Natural Resources Competitors	$718.06 billion	$1.07 billion	18.84

Mach Natural Resources’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Mach Natural Resources. Mach Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Mach Natural Resources and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mach Natural Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mach Natural Resources Competitors	-2.68%	2.43%	6.44%

Dividends

Mach Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Mach Natural Resources pays out 100.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.4% and pay out 112.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Mach Natural Resources is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Risk & Volatility

Mach Natural Resources has a beta of -0.79, meaning that its share price is 179% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mach Natural Resources’ rivals have a beta of -13.73, meaning that their average share price is 1,473% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mach Natural Resources beats its rivals on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

About Mach Natural Resources

Mach Natural Resources LP, an independent upstream oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Anadarko Basin region of Western Oklahoma, Southern Kansas, and the panhandle of Texas. It also owns a portfolio of midstream assets, as well as owns plants and water infrastructure. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.