Head-To-Head Survey: Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft (OTCMKTS:GZPFY) and PetroChina (OTCMKTS:PCCYF)

Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft (OTCMKTS:GZPFY) and PetroChina (OTCMKTS:PCCYF) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft and PetroChina’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft	16.18%	18.13%	9.72%
PetroChina	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft and PetroChina, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft	0	0	0	0	0.00
PetroChina	0	0	1	0	3.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.0% of PetroChina shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft and PetroChina”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft	$27.66 billion	0.48	$1.62 billion	$6.26	2.24
PetroChina	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.71	1.72

Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft has higher revenue and earnings than PetroChina. PetroChina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft beats PetroChina on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft

Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft, an integrated oil company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of crude oil and gas in Russia, the CIS countries, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. It holds interests in approximately 104 license blocks in Russia; and projects in Angola, Belarus, Bulgaria, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Estonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, and Venezuela. As of December 31, 2020, the company had total proved and probable hydrocarbons reserves of 3.9 billion tons of oil equivalent. Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft is also involved in the production, distribution, and marketing of refined petroleum products. In addition, it produces and sells motor and jet fuels, lubricants, bitumen products, and petrochemical products, as well as provides bunkering services. The company also distributes and markets its fuel through 1,870 filling stations. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft is a subsidiary of PJSC Gazprom.

About PetroChina

PetroChina Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in a range of petroleum related products, services, and activities in Mainland China and internationally. It operates through Oil, Gas and New Energy Resource; Refining, Chemicals and New material; Marketing; and Natural Gas Sales segments. The Oil, Gas and New Energy Resource segment engages in the exploration, development, transportation, production, and marketing of crude oil and natural gas, as well as is involved in the new energy resource business. The Refining, Chemicals and New material segment refines crude oil and petroleum products; and produces and markets primary petrochemical products, derivative petrochemical products, and other chemical products. The Marketing segment is involved in the marketing of refined and non-oil products, and trading business. The Natural Gas Sales segment engages in the transportation and sale of natural gas. The company is also involved in the exploration, development, and production of oil sands and coalbed methane; trading of crude oil and petrochemical products; storage, chemical engineering, storage facilities, service station, and transportation facilities and related businesses; and production and sales of basic and derivative chemical, and other chemical products. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. PetroChina Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation.