Analyzing Sky Quarry (NASDAQ:SKYQ) & ENI (NYSE:E)

ENI (NYSE:E) and Sky Quarry (NASDAQ:SKYQ) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.2% of ENI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of ENI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Sky Quarry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ENI and Sky Quarry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENI	8.78%	13.84%	5.24%
Sky Quarry	N/A	-232.60%	-59.42%

Risk & Volatility

ENI has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sky Quarry has a beta of 2.21, indicating that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for ENI and Sky Quarry, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENI	0	8	9	1	2.61
Sky Quarry	1	0	0	0	1.00

ENI presently has a consensus price target of $58.45, indicating a potential upside of 1.57%. Given ENI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ENI is more favorable than Sky Quarry.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ENI and Sky Quarry”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ENI	$94.60 billion	1.03	$2.95 billion	$5.81	9.90
Sky Quarry	$12.49 million	0.81	-$12.20 million	($2.73)	-0.42

ENI has higher revenue and earnings than Sky Quarry. Sky Quarry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ENI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

ENI beats Sky Quarry on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ENI

Eni S.p.A. is an Italian integrated energy company headquartered in Rome. Established in 1953 as Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, it has developed from a state energy enterprise into an international business spanning multiple parts of the energy value chain. The company explores for and produces oil and natural gas, and is active in natural gas supply, liquefied natural gas, refining and the marketing of energy products. Its businesses also include chemicals and power generation. Eni operates in Italy and in countries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia.

About Sky Quarry

Sky Quarry, Inc. is an environmental remediation and energy company focused on recovering useful materials from oil-bearing waste. Its activities include processing oil sands and discarded asphalt shingles using extraction technologies designed to separate hydrocarbons and other reusable materials from waste. The company’s work has been associated with facilities in Utah, including the Asphalt Ridge area. Sky Quarry aims to turn recovered hydrocarbons into energy products and reclaim materials for use in asphalt and related applications.