Analyzing Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG)

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Media Pal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Diamondback Energy and Media Pal’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	33.64%	13.68%	7.93%
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Diamondback Energy and Media Pal”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamondback Energy	$9.58 billion	4.81	$3.14 billion	$17.47	9.03
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Media Pal.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Diamondback Energy and Media Pal, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	1	4	17	2	2.83
Media Pal	0	0	0	0	0.00

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus target price of $210.70, suggesting a potential upside of 33.55%. Given Diamondback Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Media Pal.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Media Pal on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Diamondback Energy

Diamondback Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, develops, explores, and exploits unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas. It focuses on the development of the Spraberry and Wolfcamp formations of the Midland basin; and the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring formations of the Delaware basin, which are part of the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico. The company also owns and operates midstream infrastructure assets, in the Midland and Delaware Basins of the Permian Basin. Diamondback Energy, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.

About Media Pal

Media Pal Holdings, Corp. operates as a non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility. It operates a 250-gallon per minute waste stream separation system at the Wyoming Avenue terminal facility. This system separates liquid waste streams and pumpable waste streams containing a mixture of liquids and solids. Its customers are located primarily throughout the Great Lakes region. The company, formerly known as Rich Coast, Inc. Media Pal Holdings, Corp. was founded in 1936 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.