Zenith Energy (ZEN) Competitors

Ascent Resources (LON:AST) and Zenith Energy (LON:ZEN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor AST or ZEN?

In the previous week, Zenith Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Ascent Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Zenith Energy and 2 mentions for Ascent Resources. Zenith Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Ascent Resources' score of 0.03 indicating that Ascent Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zenith Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, AST or ZEN?

Zenith Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Resources. Zenith Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Resources	£1.94M	2.26	-£41.09M	-£0.22	-9.55
Zenith Energy	£2.95M	1.47	-£22.08M	-£0.08	-26.88

Is AST or ZEN more profitable?

Ascent Resources' return on equity of -23.77% beat Zenith Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Resources	N/A	-214.17%	-122.61%
Zenith Energy	N/A	-23.77%	-3.69%

Which has more risk and volatility, AST or ZEN?

Ascent Resources has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zenith Energy has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AST or ZEN?

3.1% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Zenith Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.3% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Zenith Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AST or ZEN?

Zenith Energy received 3 more outperform votes than Ascent Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.07% of users gave Zenith Energy an outperform vote while only 60.73% of users gave Ascent Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ascent Resources	Outperform Votes 133 60.73%	Underperform Votes 86 39.27%
Zenith Energy	Outperform Votes 136 65.07%	Underperform Votes 73 34.93%

Do analysts recommend AST or ZEN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ascent Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Zenith Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Zenith Energy beats Ascent Resources on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.