MEN vs. NOG, PPP, UKOG, NTOG, BLVN, TOM, GBP, ADME, WTE, and CLON
Should you be buying Molecular Energies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Molecular Energies include Nostrum Oil & Gas (NOG), Pennpetro Energy (PPP), UK Oil & Gas (UKOG), Nostra Terra Oil and Gas (NTOG), Bowleven (BLVN), TomCo Energy (TOM), Global Petroleum (GBP), ADM Energy (ADME), Westmount Energy (WTE), and Clontarf Energy (CLON). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Molecular Energies (LON:MEN) and Nostrum Oil & Gas (LON:NOG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Nostrum Oil & Gas received 276 more outperform votes than Molecular Energies when rated by MarketBeat users.
14.1% of Molecular Energies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Nostrum Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 51.7% of Molecular Energies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.7% of Nostrum Oil & Gas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Nostrum Oil & Gas has a net margin of 695.20% compared to Molecular Energies' net margin of -43.68%. Nostrum Oil & Gas' return on equity of 0.00% beat Molecular Energies' return on equity.
Nostrum Oil & Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Molecular Energies. Molecular Energies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nostrum Oil & Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Molecular Energies has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nostrum Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Molecular Energies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Nostrum Oil & Gas'average media sentiment score.
Nostrum Oil & Gas has a consensus price target of GBX 14, indicating a potential upside of ∞. Given Nostrum Oil & Gas' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nostrum Oil & Gas is more favorable than Molecular Energies.
Summary
Nostrum Oil & Gas beats Molecular Energies on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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