HTC Purenergy (CVE:HTC) and Source Energy Services (TSE:SHLE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for HTC Purenergy and Source Energy Services, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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HTC Purenergy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Source Energy Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Source Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$3.00, indicating a potential upside of 87.50%. Given Source Energy Services' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Source Energy Services is more favorable than HTC Purenergy.
Profitability
This table compares HTC Purenergy and Source Energy Services' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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HTC Purenergy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source Energy Services | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares HTC Purenergy and Source Energy Services' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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HTC Purenergy | C$2.23 million | 7.41 | C$-206,984.00 | C$0.00 | -80.00 |
Source Energy Services | C$249.88 million | 0.09 | C$-491,101,065.00 | C($36.26) | -0.04 |
HTC Purenergy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Source Energy Services. HTC Purenergy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Source Energy Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.