Ascent Resources (AST) Competitors

Bowleven (LON:BLVN) and Ascent Resources (LON:AST) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLVN or AST?

Bowleven received 191 more outperform votes than Ascent Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.83% of users gave Bowleven an outperform vote while only 60.73% of users gave Ascent Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bowleven	Outperform Votes 324 69.83%	Underperform Votes 140 30.17%
Ascent Resources	Outperform Votes 133 60.73%	Underperform Votes 86 39.27%

Is BLVN or AST more profitable?

Bowleven has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ascent Resources' net margin of -3,901.89%. Ascent Resources' return on equity of 432.64% beat Bowleven's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bowleven	N/A	-1.35%	-0.88%
Ascent Resources	-3,901.89%	432.64%	-114.93%

Does the media refer more to BLVN or AST?

In the previous week, Bowleven's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ascent Resources'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bowleven	Neutral
Ascent Resources	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, BLVN or AST?

Bowleven has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ascent Resources.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bowleven	N/A	N/A	-£2.15M	N/A	N/A
Ascent Resources	£73.58K	18.71	-£2.87M	-£0.98	-0.47

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BLVN or AST?

5.4% of Bowleven shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.1% of Bowleven shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BLVN or AST?

Bowleven has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascent Resources has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bowleven beats Ascent Resources on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.