Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI) Critical Analysis

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of GSV shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Diamondback Energy and GSV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	36.71%	19.36%	11.62%
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Diamondback Energy and GSV, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	1	5	14	1	2.71
GSV	0	0	0	0	N/A

Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus target price of $211.85, indicating a potential upside of 8.58%. Given Diamondback Energy’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than GSV.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Diamondback Energy and GSV’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamondback Energy	$9.28 billion	3.75	$3.14 billion	$17.74	11.00
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than GSV.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats GSV on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Diamondback Energy

Diamondback Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. It focuses on the development of the Spraberry and Wolfcamp formations of the Midland basin; and the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations of the Delaware basin, which are part of the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico. The company also owns and operates midstream infrastructure assets, in the Midland and Delaware Basins of the Permian Basin. Diamondback Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.

About GSV

GSV, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company. It operates oil and gas wells in Louisiana; and oil and gas prospects in Texas. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.