Permian Resources vs SM Energy
PR and SM side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PR and SM compare
Permian Resources is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as SM Energy ($21.8B against $9.6B).
On earnings, SM Energy is cheaper: it trades at 7.9× trailing earnings, against 17.2× for Permian Resources.
SM Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (75.4% versus 12.8% for Permian Resources).
Permian Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.5% compared with 18.2% at SM Energy.
Both pay dividends: Permian Resources yields 2.4% and SM Energy 2.1%.
SM Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 11 for Permian Resources), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PR | SM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $21.8B | $9.6B |
| Share price | $26.02 | $40.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 108% | 95.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 240% | 9.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 515 | 1,241 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.2× | 7.9× (better) |
| P/S | 3.8× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 1.8× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.0× | 5.5× (better) |
| Fair value | $19.60 | $45.25 |
| Margin of safety | −32.7% | 10.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.8% | 75.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 54.2% (better) | 22.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.4% | 23.1% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −1.9% (better) | −27.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 74.2% |
| Operating margin | 35.8% (better) | 29.6% |
| Net margin | 21.5% (better) | 18.2% |
| Return on equity | 11.5% | 16.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 11.6% | 21.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.25 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.39 | – |
| Interest coverage | 7.8× (better) | 5.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.62 (better) | 0.62 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.80 (better) | 1.31 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% (better) | 2.1% |
| Payout ratio | 40.9% | 18.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 109% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% (better) | 2.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.3% | 96.7% |
| Held by insiders | 7.5% | 0.90% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$90.7M | −$1.6M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 5.9% |
Go deeper
- PR stock overview
- PR income statement
- PR valuation and score
- SM stock overview
- SM income statement
- SM valuation and score
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