Cardinal Energy (TSE:CJ) and CGX Energy (CVE:OYL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Cardinal Energy and CGX Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Cardinal Energy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
CGX Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Cardinal Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$1.77, suggesting a potential downside of 22.03%. Given Cardinal Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cardinal Energy is more favorable than CGX Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Cardinal Energy and CGX Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Cardinal Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CGX Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Cardinal Energy and CGX Energy's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Cardinal Energy | C$193.21 million | 1.70 | C$-460,646,124.00 | C($3.20) | -0.71 |
CGX Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.03) | -36.00 |
CGX Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cardinal Energy. CGX Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cardinal Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Cardinal Energy beats CGX Energy on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.