Comparing Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) & Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD)

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

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $210.70, indicating a potential upside of 33.07%. Given Diamondback Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Media Pal.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Media Pal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Media Pal and Diamondback Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Diamondback Energy	$9.58 billion	4.82	$3.14 billion	$17.47	9.06

Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Media Pal.

Summary

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

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.

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.