Analyzing Denbury (NYSE:DEN) & Tamarack Valley Energy (OTCMKTS:TNEYF)

Denbury (NYSE:DEN) and Tamarack Valley Energy (OTCMKTS:TNEYF) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Denbury and Tamarack Valley Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Denbury	32.34%	19.82%	13.10%
Tamarack Valley Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Denbury and Tamarack Valley Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Denbury	1	5	1	0	2.00
Tamarack Valley Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00

Denbury presently has a consensus target price of $95.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.71%. Tamarack Valley Energy has a consensus target price of $3.30, suggesting a potential upside of 22.22%. Given Tamarack Valley Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tamarack Valley Energy is more favorable than Denbury.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Denbury and Tamarack Valley Energy’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Denbury	$1.48 billion	3.08	$480.16 million	$8.96	9.90
Tamarack Valley Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.44	6.15

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

33.5% of Tamarack Valley Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Denbury shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Denbury beats Tamarack Valley Energy on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Denbury

Denbury Inc. operates as an independent energy company in the Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain regions. It holds interests in various oil and natural gas properties located in Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana in the Gulf Coast region; and in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain region. The company was formerly known as Denbury Resources Inc. and changed its name to Denbury Inc. in September 2020. Denbury Inc. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

About Tamarack Valley Energy

Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. acquires, explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin. Its oil and natural gas properties are the Cardium, Clearwater, Charlie Lake, and Enhanced Oil Recovery assets located in the province of Alberta, Canada. The company was formerly known as Tango Energy Inc. and changed its name to Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. in June 2010. Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.