Genel Energy (OTCMKTS:GEGYY) vs. Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) Financial Review

Murphy Oil (NYSE:MUR) and Genel Energy (OTCMKTS:GEGYY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Murphy Oil and Genel Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murphy Oil	13.44%	7.66%	4.28%
Genel Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Murphy Oil and Genel Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Murphy Oil	1	9	3	0	2.15
Genel Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Murphy Oil presently has a consensus price target of $34.92, indicating a potential upside of 21.34%. Given Murphy Oil’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Murphy Oil is more favorable than Genel Energy.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

78.3% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Murphy Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Murphy Oil and Genel Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Murphy Oil	$3.02 billion	1.39	$407.17 million	$2.69	10.70
Genel Energy	$84.80 million	2.91	-$61.30 million	N/A	N/A

Murphy Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Genel Energy.

Dividends

Murphy Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Genel Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Murphy Oil pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility and Risk

Murphy Oil has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genel Energy has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Murphy Oil beats Genel Energy on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Murphy Oil

Murphy Oil Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration and production company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It explores for and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as Murphy Corporation and changed its name to Murphy Oil Corporation in 1964. The company was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Genel Energy

Genel Energy plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. It operates through two segments, Production and Pre-production. The Production segment holds a 25% working interest in the Tawke PSC; and 44% working interest in the Taq Taq PSC. The Pre-Production segment holds a 50% working interest in Odewayne and 51% working interest in SL10B13 block located in Somaliland; and 75% working interest in Lagzira block in Morocco. Genel Energy plc was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.