Aminex (AEX) Competitors

Aminex (LON:AEX) and Deltic Energy (LON:DELT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEX or DELT?

18.6% of Deltic Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 27.4% of Aminex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Deltic Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AEX or DELT more profitable?

Aminex's return on equity of -11.02% beat Deltic Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aminex	N/A	-11.02%	-5.13%
Deltic Energy	N/A	-18.70%	-11.62%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AEX or DELT?

Aminex received 173 more outperform votes than Deltic Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Deltic Energy an outperform vote while only 57.52% of users gave Aminex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aminex	Outperform Votes 176 57.52%	Underperform Votes 130 42.48%
Deltic Energy	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%

Does the media prefer AEX or DELT?

In the previous week, Aminex and Aminex both had 1 articles in the media. Deltic Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Aminex's score of 0.00 indicating that Deltic Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aminex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Deltic Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AEX or DELT?

Deltic Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aminex.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aminex	£83K	393.61	-£3.74M	N/A	N/A
Deltic Energy	N/A	N/A	-£3.18M	-£0.04	-1,027.50

Do analysts rate AEX or DELT?

Deltic Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 98.50, suggesting a potential upside of 139.66%. Given Deltic Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Deltic Energy is more favorable than Aminex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aminex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Deltic Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, AEX or DELT?

Aminex has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deltic Energy has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Deltic Energy beats Aminex on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.