Alpine Summit Energy Partners (NASDAQ:ALPS – Get Rating) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.4% of Alpine Summit Energy Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.5% of Alpine Summit Energy Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Alpine Summit Energy Partners and Diamondback Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alpine Summit Energy Partners and Diamondback Energy's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Alpine Summit Energy Partners.

Dividends

Alpine Summit Energy Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 47.6%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Diamondback Energy pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Alpine Summit Energy Partners and Diamondback Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $178.55, suggesting a potential upside of 32.21%. Given Diamondback Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Alpine Summit Energy Partners.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Alpine Summit Energy Partners on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alpine Summit Energy Partners

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Alpine Summit Energy Partners, Inc. operates as an energy developer in the United States. It has various oil and gas assets in the Austin Chalk and Eagle Ford formations in the Giddings Field near Austin, Texas. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

About Diamondback Energy

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Diamondback Energy, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company, which engages in the acquisition, development, exploration, and exploitation of unconventional, onshore oil, and natural gas reserves. It operates through the Upstream and Midstream Services segments. The Upstream segment focuses on the Permian Basin operations in West Texas. The Midstream Services segment is involved in the Midland and Delaware Basins. The company was founded in December 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

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