Cadogan Energy Solutions (CAD) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CAD or TXP?

Cadogan Energy Solutions has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CAD or TXP?

Touchstone Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 60, suggesting a potential upside of 185.71%. Given Touchstone Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Touchstone Exploration is more favorable than Cadogan Energy Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadogan Energy Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Touchstone Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CAD or TXP?

6.3% of Cadogan Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.6% of Cadogan Energy Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CAD or TXP?

In the previous week, Touchstone Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than Cadogan Energy Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Touchstone Exploration and 0 mentions for Cadogan Energy Solutions. Touchstone Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Cadogan Energy Solutions' score of 0.84 indicating that Touchstone Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cadogan Energy Solutions	Positive
Touchstone Exploration	Positive

Is CAD or TXP more profitable?

Cadogan Energy Solutions has a net margin of 16.36% compared to Touchstone Exploration's net margin of -20.31%. Cadogan Energy Solutions' return on equity of 4.54% beat Touchstone Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadogan Energy Solutions	16.36%	4.54%	0.66%
Touchstone Exploration	-20.31%	-19.06%	-5.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAD or TXP?

Cadogan Energy Solutions received 67 more outperform votes than Touchstone Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.46% of users gave Cadogan Energy Solutions an outperform vote while only 39.29% of users gave Touchstone Exploration an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cadogan Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 78 64.46%	Underperform Votes 43 35.54%
Touchstone Exploration	Outperform Votes 11 39.29%	Underperform Votes 17 60.71%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CAD or TXP?

Cadogan Energy Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Touchstone Exploration. Touchstone Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadogan Energy Solutions, 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
Cadogan Energy Solutions	£12.62M	0.97	£2.06M	£0.56	7.20
Touchstone Exploration	£53.93M	1.15	-£10.95M	-£2.99	-7.03

Summary

Cadogan Energy Solutions and Touchstone Exploration tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.