EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) & PetroQuest Energy (OTCMKTS:PQUE) Head to Head Comparison

EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) and PetroQuest Energy (OTCMKTS:PQUE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for EOG Resources and PetroQuest Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EOG Resources	0	14	7	1	2.41
PetroQuest Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

EOG Resources currently has a consensus price target of $144.20, suggesting a potential upside of 9.41%. Given EOG Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe EOG Resources is more favorable than PetroQuest Energy.

Volatility and Risk

EOG Resources has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetroQuest Energy has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.9% of EOG Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of PetroQuest Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of EOG Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of PetroQuest Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares EOG Resources and PetroQuest Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EOG Resources	29.18%	23.77%	15.24%
PetroQuest Energy	-4.93%	N/A	-3.76%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares EOG Resources and PetroQuest Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EOG Resources	$24.19 billion	3.07	$7.59 billion	$12.42	10.61
PetroQuest Energy	$108.29 million	0.00	-$6.63 million	($0.55)	-0.04

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

Summary

EOG Resources beats PetroQuest Energy on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EOG Resources

EOG Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas primarily in producing basins in the United States, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and internationally. The company was formerly known as Enron Oil & Gas Company. EOG Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About PetroQuest Energy

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. operates as an independent oil and gas company in Texas and Louisiana. The company acquires, explores for, develops, and operates oil and gas properties. As of December 31, 2017, it had estimated proved reserves of 1.8 million barrels of oil; 19.4 billion cubic feet equivalent of natural gas liquids; and 125.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas. PetroQuest Energy, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana.