Financial Contrast: Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) and Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY)

Mach Natural Resources (NYSE:MNR) and Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mach Natural Resources and Amplify Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mach Natural Resources	$1.18 billion	2.08	$142.98 million	$1.12	13.00
Amplify Energy	$263.36 million	1.03	$43.97 million	$0.98	6.69

Mach Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Amplify Energy. Amplify Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mach Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

78.4% of Mach Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 87.8% of Mach Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Amplify Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Mach Natural Resources has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplify Energy has a beta of -0.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Mach Natural Resources and Amplify Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mach Natural Resources	0	4	2	2	2.75
Amplify Energy	0	1	2	0	2.67

Mach Natural Resources presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.09%. Amplify Energy has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.47%. Given Mach Natural Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mach Natural Resources is more favorable than Amplify Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Mach Natural Resources and Amplify Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mach Natural Resources	12.16%	16.91%	9.35%
Amplify Energy	16.69%	-4.10%	-2.39%

Summary

Mach Natural Resources beats Amplify Energy on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Amplify Energy

Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company’s properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.