Harbour Energy (PMOIF) & Its Peers Critical Analysis

Harbour Energy (OTCMKTS:PMOIF) is one of 1,052 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Harbour Energy to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Harbour Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Harbour Energy pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 13.1% and pay out -99.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Harbour Energy lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Harbour Energy and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Harbour Energy	N/A	N/A	7.25
Harbour Energy Competitors	$16.23 billion	$5.51 billion	0.88

Harbour Energy’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Harbour Energy. Harbour Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.2% of Harbour Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Harbour Energy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harbour Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Harbour Energy Competitors	5744	26219	39671	2228	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 34.15%. Given Harbour Energy’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Harbour Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Harbour Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harbour Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Harbour Energy Competitors	-497.30%	-5.77%	5.24%

Summary

Harbour Energy competitors beat Harbour Energy on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Harbour Energy Company Profile

Harbour Energy plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and gas reserves. The company holds interests in various properties located in the United Kingdom, Norwegian Continental Shelves, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Mexico. It is also involved in the decommissioning, financing, gas trading, and risk mitigation activities. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.