Critical Review: Riverdale Oil and Gas (OTCMKTS:RVDO) vs. Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY)

Riverdale Oil and Gas (OTCMKTS:RVDO) and Repsol (OTCMKTS:REPYY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.3% of Repsol shares are held by institutional investors. 28.1% of Riverdale Oil and Gas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Repsol shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Riverdale Oil and Gas and Repsol, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Riverdale Oil and Gas	0	0	0	0	N/A
Repsol	0	3	1	2	2.83

Profitability

This table compares Riverdale Oil and Gas and Repsol’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riverdale Oil and Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
Repsol	5.64%	14.92%	7.11%

Volatility and Risk

Riverdale Oil and Gas has a beta of -8.49, meaning that its share price is 949% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Repsol has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Riverdale Oil and Gas and Repsol”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Riverdale Oil and Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Repsol	$63.35 billion	0.24	$3.43 billion	$2.92	4.34

Repsol has higher revenue and earnings than Riverdale Oil and Gas.

Summary

Repsol beats Riverdale Oil and Gas on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Riverdale Oil and Gas

Riverdale Oil and Gas Corporation produces oil and gas in the United States. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About Repsol

Repsol, S.A. operates as a multi-e energy company worldwide. Its Upstream segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves, as well as develops low-carbon geological solutions. The company's Industrial segment is involved in refining activities and petrochemicals business; the trading, transport, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and fuels; and development of hydrogen, biomethane, sustainable biofuels, and synthetic fuels. Its Customer segment is involved in mobility; and sale of fuel products, electricity and gas, lubricants, and other specialties. The company's Low-Carbon Generation segment engages in the low-emissions electricity generation and renewable sources. The company also offers asphalt products; installs, operates, and manages service stations; provides maritime services; constructs and operates oil refineries; explores and produces hydrocarbons; offers human resource; distributes and supplies electricity; and develops new energy projects, solar, and wind projects, as well as produces and sells chemical products and lubricants. In addition, it is involved in fuel and special products sale, research, trading and transport, insurance and reinsurance, safety, and financing activities; development of production processes, storage, transport, use, consumption, and transformation of hydrogen; decarbonization activities; and promotion, design, construction, and operation of molecular recycling facilities. Further, the company produces synthetic oil cloths; and invests in liquefaction plant project. The company was formerly known as Repsol YPF, S.A. and changed its name to Repsol, S.A. in May 2012. Repsol, S.A. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.