Contrasting Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) & Sow Good (OTCMKTS:ANFC)

Sow Good (OTCMKTS:ANFC) and Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Sow Good and Par Pacific’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sow Good	N/A	-140.23%	-107.86%
Par Pacific	3.74%	10.06%	3.37%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Sow Good and Par Pacific, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sow Good	0	0	0	0	0.00
Par Pacific	0	5	3	0	2.38

Par Pacific has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.76%. Given Par Pacific’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Par Pacific is more favorable than Sow Good.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sow Good and Par Pacific”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sow Good	$470,000.00	0.00	$4.13 million	N/A	N/A
Par Pacific	$8.23 billion	0.12	$728.64 million	$5.16	3.35

Par Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Sow Good.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.2% of Par Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.7% of Sow Good shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are owned by company 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

Sow Good has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Par Pacific has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Par Pacific beats Sow Good on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sow Good

Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to identify and evaluate businesses or assets with a view to complete a qualifying transaction. The company was formerly known as Ante5, Inc. and changed its name to Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. in April 2012. Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

About Par Pacific

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. owns and operates energy and infrastructure businesses. The company operates through Refining, Retail, and Logistics segments. The Refining segment owns and operates refineries that produce gasoline, distillate, asphalt, and other products primarily for consumption in Kapolei, Hawaii, Newcastle, Wyoming, Tacoma, Washington, and Billings, Montana. The Retail segment operates fuel retail outlets, which sell merchandise, such as soft drinks, prepared foods, and other sundries in Hawaii under the Hele, 76, and nomnom brands; and gasoline, diesel, and retail merchandise in Washington and Idaho. The Logistics segment owns and operates terminals, pipelines, single point mooring, marine vessels, storage facilities, loading and truck racks, and rail facilities to distribute ethanol, petroleum, and refined products throughout Hawaii, the United States West Coast, Washington, the Dakotas, and Wyoming; and a jet fuel storage facility and pipeline that serves Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. It also holds interest in refined products pipeline. In addition, the company owns and operates a marine terminal, a unit train-capable rail loading terminal; a truck rack, and a proprietary pipeline that serves Joint Base Lewis McChord. The company was formerly known as Par Petroleum Corporation and changed its name to Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. in October 2015. Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.