Kunlun Energy (OTCMKTS:KLYCY – Get Free Report) and Smurfit Kappa Group (OTCMKTS:SMFKY – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.4% of Smurfit Kappa Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Kunlun Energy and Smurfit Kappa Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kunlun Energy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Smurfit Kappa Group | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Profitability
This table compares Kunlun Energy and Smurfit Kappa Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kunlun Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Smurfit Kappa Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Kunlun Energy and Smurfit Kappa Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kunlun Energy | $21.47 billion | 0.31 | $3.57 billion | N/A | N/A |
| Smurfit Kappa Group | $13.50 billion | 0.73 | $994.60 million | N/A | N/A |
Kunlun Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Smurfit Kappa Group.
Volatility & Risk
Kunlun Energy has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smurfit Kappa Group has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Kunlun Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Smurfit Kappa Group pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%.
Summary
Smurfit Kappa Group beats Kunlun Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kunlun Energy
Kunlun Energy Company Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through four segments: Natural Gas Sales; Sales of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG); Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Processing and Terminal; and Exploration and Production. The company is also involved in the processing, unloading, storing, gasification, and entrucking of LNG; trading, distribution, and retail sale of various natural gas products; and wholesale and retail of various LPG products. It operates in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of Peru, and the Kingdom of Thailand. The company was formerly known as CNPC (Hong Kong) Limited and changed its name to Kunlun Energy Company Limited in March 2010. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Kunlun Energy Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of PetroChina Hong Kong Limited.
About Smurfit Kappa Group
Smurfit Kappa Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products in the Americas and Europe. The company offers e-commerce, retail, consumer, industrial, bottle, protective, heavy-duty, hexacomb, and various punnet packaging products; composite cardboard tubes, bags, and sacks; and bag-in-box, a packaging system that comprises films, accessories, bags, taps, and boxes. It also provides point of sale displays; cardboards of social distancing; corrugated sheet boards, solid board sheets, folding carton sheet boards, sack Kraft papers, MG brown Kraft papers, preprint products, agro-papers, technical papers, BanaBag, and Catcher Board MB12; various types of containerboards, such as Kraftliners, testliners, and containerboard flutings; and solid board sheets. In addition, the company offers recycling solutions to cardboard and paper products; and supplies packaging machinery. It primarily serves consumer goods, industrial goods, and food and drink sectors. Smurfit Kappa Group plc was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
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