Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) and Alvopetro Energy (CVE:ALV) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Surge Energy and Alvopetro Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Surge Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Alvopetro Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Surge Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Alvopetro Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 252.6%. Surge Energy pays out -0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alvopetro Energy pays out 3,809.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Surge Energy and Alvopetro Energy's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Surge Energy | C$191.32 million | 0.94 | C$-755,681,840.00 | C($2.22) | -0.24 |
Alvopetro Energy | C$10.64 million | 8.90 | C$6.28 million | C$0.06 | 15.08 |
Alvopetro Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Surge Energy. Surge Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alvopetro Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Surge Energy and Alvopetro Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Surge Energy | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
Alvopetro Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Surge Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$0.84, suggesting a potential upside of 58.02%. Given Surge Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Surge Energy is more favorable than Alvopetro Energy.
Summary
Alvopetro Energy beats Surge Energy on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.