Comparing Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) and Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP)

Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR – Get Rating) and Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE:KRP – Get Rating) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.8% of Par Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Kimbell Royalty Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Par Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Kimbell Royalty Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Par Pacific and Kimbell Royalty Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Par Pacific	0	3	3	0	2.50
Kimbell Royalty Partners	0	1	2	1	3.00

Par Pacific currently has a consensus target price of $28.57, suggesting a potential upside of 7.09%. Kimbell Royalty Partners has a consensus target price of $21.75, suggesting a potential upside of 51.36%. Given Kimbell Royalty Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kimbell Royalty Partners is more favorable than Par Pacific.

Profitability

This table compares Par Pacific and Kimbell Royalty Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Par Pacific	4.97%	117.94%	15.00%
Kimbell Royalty Partners	47.32%	30.25%	13.11%

Volatility & Risk

Par Pacific has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kimbell Royalty Partners has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Par Pacific and Kimbell Royalty Partners’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Par Pacific	$7.32 billion	0.22	$364.19 million	$6.06	4.40
Kimbell Royalty Partners	$248.06 million	3.80	$111.97 million	$1.75	8.21

Par Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Kimbell Royalty Partners. Par Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kimbell Royalty Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Par Pacific beats Kimbell Royalty Partners on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Par Pacific

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Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. engages in the operation of energy and infrastructure businesses. It operates through the following segments: Refining, Retail, Logistics, and Other. The Refining segment produces ultra-low sulfur diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, marine fuel, low sulfur fuel oil, and other associated refined products. The Retail segment sells gasoline, diesel, and retail merchandise. The Logistics segment is involved in terminals, pipelines, a single-point mooring, and trucking operations to distribute refined products throughout the islands of Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Molokai, and Kauai. The company was founded on December 21, 1984 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

About Kimbell Royalty Partners

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Kimbell Royalty Partners LP engages in owning and acquiring mineral and royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded by Robert Ravnaas, R. Davis Ravnaas, Brett G. Taylor on October 30, 2015 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.