Ascent Resources (AST) Competitors

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AST vs. PXEN, SOUC, RBD, ANGS, and MSMN

Should you buy Ascent Resources stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ascent Resources with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ascent Resources include Prospex Energy (PXEN), Southern Energy (SOUC), Reabold Resources (RBD), Angus Energy (ANGS), and Mosman Oil and Gas (MSMN). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

How does Ascent Resources compare to Prospex Energy?

Ascent Resources (LON:AST) and Prospex Energy (LON:PXEN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Ascent Resources has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Prospex Energy has a beta of -0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 149% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ascent Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Prospex Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Resources	Neutral
Prospex Energy	Neutral

Prospex Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ascent Resources' net margin of -3,807.79%. Ascent Resources' return on equity of 644.44% beat Prospex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Resources	-3,807.79%	644.44%	-114.93%
Prospex Energy	N/A	-11.53%	-3.67%

0.2% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Prospex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Prospex Energy 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.

Prospex Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ascent Resources. Prospex Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Resources	£77K	44.85	-£2.87M	-£98.49	N/A
Prospex Energy	N/A	N/A	-£764.74	-£0.67	N/A

Summary

Prospex Energy beats Ascent Resources on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Resources compare to Southern Energy?

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

Southern Energy has a net margin of -30.66% compared to Ascent Resources' net margin of -3,807.79%. Ascent Resources' return on equity of 644.44% beat Southern Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Resources	-3,807.79%	644.44%	-114.93%
Southern Energy	-30.66%	-36.17%	-34.47%

0.2% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Southern Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Southern Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ascent Resources has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Southern Energy has a beta of 0.063, suggesting that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the broader market.

Ascent Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Southern Energy. Southern Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Resources	£77K	44.85	-£2.87M	-£98.49	N/A
Southern Energy	£18.45M	0.79	-£60.31M	-£1.00	N/A

In the previous week, Ascent Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Southern Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Resources	Neutral
Southern Energy	Neutral

Summary

Southern Energy beats Ascent Resources on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Resources compare to Reabold Resources?

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

Ascent Resources has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reabold Resources has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market.

0.2% of Ascent Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Reabold Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Ascent Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.2% of Reabold Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Reabold Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Ascent Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Reabold Resources and 0 mentions for Ascent Resources. Reabold Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Ascent Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Reabold Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Resources	Neutral
Reabold Resources	Positive

Reabold Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ascent Resources' net margin of -3,807.79%. Ascent Resources' return on equity of 644.44% beat Reabold Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Resources	-3,807.79%	644.44%	-114.93%
Reabold Resources	N/A	-12.92%	-4.05%

Ascent Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Reabold Resources. Reabold Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Resources	£77K	44.85	-£2.87M	-£98.49	N/A
Reabold Resources	N/A	N/A	-£5.50M	-£80.00	N/A

Summary

Reabold Resources beats Ascent Resources on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Resources compare to Angus Energy?

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

Ascent Resources has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Angus Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

Angus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Resources. Ascent Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Angus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Resources	£77K	44.85	-£2.87M	-£98.49	N/A
Angus Energy	£28.53M	0.41	£9.90M	£0.19	1.29

In the previous week, Ascent Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Angus Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Resources	Neutral
Angus Energy	Neutral

Angus Energy has a net margin of -4.22% compared to Ascent Resources' net margin of -3,807.79%. Ascent Resources' return on equity of 644.44% beat Angus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Resources	-3,807.79%	644.44%	-114.93%
Angus Energy	-4.22%	-1.67%	0.30%

0.2% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Angus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.2% of Angus Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Angus Energy beats Ascent Resources on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ascent Resources compare to Mosman Oil and Gas?

Mosman Oil and Gas (LON:MSMN) and Ascent Resources (LON:AST) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

1.2% of Mosman Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Mosman Oil and Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Ascent Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Mosman Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Ascent Resources. Mosman Oil and Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascent Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mosman Oil and Gas	£503.57K	22.33	-£2.45M	-£0.06	N/A
Ascent Resources	£77K	44.85	-£2.87M	-£98.49	N/A

Mosman Oil and Gas has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ascent Resources has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Mosman Oil and Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ascent Resources'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mosman Oil and Gas	Neutral
Ascent Resources	Neutral

Mosman Oil and Gas has a net margin of -132.29% compared to Ascent Resources' net margin of -3,807.79%. Ascent Resources' return on equity of 644.44% beat Mosman Oil and Gas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mosman Oil and Gas	-132.29%	-32.32%	-16.80%
Ascent Resources	-3,807.79%	644.44%	-114.93%

Summary

Mosman Oil and Gas beats Ascent Resources on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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AST vs. The Competition

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Metric	Ascent Resources	Oil & Gas E&P Industry	Energy Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£3.45M	£1.78B	£9.56B	£2.83B
Dividend Yield	3.97%	7.72%	10.67%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	0.00	26.69	18.45	368.87
Price / Sales	44.85	2,217.17	676.16	86,044.72
Price / Cash	40.00	85.52	36.82	27.87
Price / Book	-1.55	2.27	4.14	7.89
Net Income	-£2.87M	£82.07M	£4.25B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	1.22%	0.64%	0.11%	0.85%
1 Month Performance	-15.31%	-7.24%	-6.04%	-0.48%
1 Year Performance	-7.78%	31.96%	28.03%	70.69%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
AST Ascent Resources	N/A	GBX 0.42 flat	N/A	N/A	£3.45M	£77K	N/A	7
PXEN Prospex Energy	N/A	GBX 3.10 -4.6%	N/A	-36.8%	£13.45M	N/A	N/A	7
SOUC Southern Energy	N/A	GBX 3.50 -6.7%	N/A	+11.1%	£12.82M	£18.45M	N/A	19	Gap Up
RBD Reabold Resources	N/A	GBX 84.78 +0.9%	N/A	+36.5%	£12.30M	N/A	N/A	4	Earnings Report
ANGS Angus Energy	N/A	GBX 0.25 +15.0%	N/A	+0.0%	£11.77M	£28.53M	1.29	28

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Ascent Resources (AST) Competitors

AST vs. PXEN, SOUC, RBD, ANGS, and MSMN

How does Ascent Resources compare to Prospex Energy?

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How does Ascent Resources compare to Reabold Resources?

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How does Ascent Resources compare to Angus Energy?

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How does Ascent Resources compare to Mosman Oil and Gas?

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Ascent Resources (AST) Competitors

AST vs. PXEN, SOUC, RBD, ANGS, and MSMN

How does Ascent Resources compare to Prospex Energy?

Which has more volatility & risk, AST or PXEN?

Does the media prefer AST or PXEN?

Is AST or PXEN more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AST or PXEN?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AST or PXEN?

Summary

How does Ascent Resources compare to Southern Energy?

Is AST or SOUC more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AST or SOUC?

Which has more volatility & risk, AST or SOUC?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AST or SOUC?

Does the media favor AST or SOUC?

Summary

How does Ascent Resources compare to Reabold Resources?

Which has more volatility and risk, AST or RBD?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AST or RBD?

Does the media prefer AST or RBD?

Is AST or RBD more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AST or RBD?

Summary

How does Ascent Resources compare to Angus Energy?

Which has more volatility and risk, AST or ANGS?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AST or ANGS?

Does the media favor AST or ANGS?

Is AST or ANGS more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AST or ANGS?

Summary

How does Ascent Resources compare to Mosman Oil and Gas?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MSMN or AST?

Which has better valuation & earnings, MSMN or AST?

Which has more volatility & risk, MSMN or AST?

Does the media prefer MSMN or AST?

Is MSMN or AST more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

AST vs. The Competition

Ascent Resources Competitors List

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