Canadian Overseas Petroleum (CVE:XOP) and Spartan Delta (CVE:SDE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Canadian Overseas Petroleum and Spartan Delta'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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Canadian Overseas Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.02) | -0.33 |
Spartan Delta | C$90.84 million | 4.95 | C$97.98 million | C$0.86 | 4.59 |
Spartan Delta has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Overseas Petroleum. Canadian Overseas Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spartan Delta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Canadian Overseas Petroleum and Spartan Delta's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Canadian Overseas Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Spartan Delta | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Canadian Overseas Petroleum and Spartan Delta, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Canadian Overseas Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Spartan Delta | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
Spartan Delta has a consensus target price of C$6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 58.23%. Given Spartan Delta's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spartan Delta is more favorable than Canadian Overseas Petroleum.
Summary
Spartan Delta beats Canadian Overseas Petroleum on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.