Critical Contrast: Allied Resources (OTCMKTS:ALOD) versus Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC)

Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) and Allied Resources (OTCMKTS:ALOD) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allied Resources has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sable Offshore and Allied Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-42.39%
Allied Resources	13.53%	1.60%	1.38%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sable Offshore and Allied Resources’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-$32.18 million	N/A	N/A
Allied Resources	$560,000.00	1.39	-$90,000.00	N/A	N/A

Allied Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Sable Offshore.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Sable Offshore and Allied Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sable Offshore	0	0	1	0	3.00
Allied Resources	0	0	0	0	N/A

Sable Offshore presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 92.68%. Given Sable Offshore’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sable Offshore is more favorable than Allied Resources.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.2% of Sable Offshore shares are held by institutional investors. 14.3% of Sable Offshore shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Allied Resources beats Sable Offshore on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sable Offshore

Sable Offshore Corp. engages in the oil and gas exploration and development activities in the United States. It operates through three platforms located offshore California and an onshore processing facility comprised of 16 federal leases across approximately 76,000 acres. The company was formerly known as Flame Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Sable Offshore Corp. in February 2024. Sable Offshore Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Houston, Texas.

About Allied Resources

Allied Resources, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas producer, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of oil and gas in the United States. It owns varying interests in a total of 145 wells situated on acreage of approximately 3,400 acres in Ritchie and Calhoun counties, West Virginia; and 10 wells situated on acreage of approximately 2,510 acres in Goliad, Edwards, and Jackson counties, Texas. The company was formerly known as General Allied Oil and Gas Co and changed its name to Allied Resources, Inc. in August 1998. Allied Resources, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.