TomCo Energy (TOM) Competitors

TomCo Energy (LON:TOM) and Global Petroleum (LON:GBP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is TOM or GBP more profitable?

TomCo Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Global Petroleum's net margin of -193.32%. Global Petroleum's return on equity of -23.29% beat TomCo Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TomCo Energy	N/A	-41.45%	-8.89%
Global Petroleum	-193.32%	-23.29%	-14.66%

Does the media favor TOM or GBP?

In the previous week, Global Petroleum had 9 more articles in the media than TomCo Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Global Petroleum and 0 mentions for TomCo Energy. TomCo Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Global Petroleum's score of -0.07 indicating that TomCo Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TomCo Energy	Positive
Global Petroleum	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TOM or GBP?

4.2% of TomCo Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Global Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.7% of TomCo Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Global Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer TOM or GBP?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TomCo Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Global Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TOM or GBP?

Global Petroleum received 4 more outperform votes than TomCo Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.87% of users gave Global Petroleum an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave TomCo Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TomCo Energy	Outperform Votes 72 59.50%	Underperform Votes 49 40.50%
Global Petroleum	Outperform Votes 76 63.87%	Underperform Votes 43 36.13%

Which has more risk & volatility, TOM or GBP?

TomCo Energy has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Petroleum has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TOM or GBP?

Global Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TomCo Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TomCo Energy	£23K	66.13	-£2.35M	N/A	N/A
Global Petroleum	N/A	N/A	-£1.28M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Global Petroleum beats TomCo Energy on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.