Chariot (CHAR) Competitors

Afentra (LON:AET) and Chariot (LON:CHAR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Is AET or CHAR more profitable?

Afentra has a net margin of 22.91% compared to Chariot's net margin of -10,070.00%. Afentra's return on equity of 0.00% beat Chariot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Afentra	22.91%	N/A	12.11%
Chariot	-10,070.00%	-24.50%	-14.21%

Which has better valuation and earnings, AET or CHAR?

Afentra has higher revenue and earnings than Chariot. Chariot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Afentra, 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
Afentra	£159.81M	0.65	N/A	£12.90	3.55
Chariot	£160K	171.16	-£22.67M	-£1.99	-0.87

Which has more volatility and risk, AET or CHAR?

Afentra has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chariot has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AET or CHAR?

0.0% of Afentra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Chariot shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.9% of Afentra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Chariot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor AET or CHAR?

In the previous week, Chariot had 3 more articles in the media than Afentra. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Chariot and 0 mentions for Afentra. Afentra's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Chariot's score of 0.21 indicating that Afentra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Afentra	Positive
Chariot	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AET or CHAR?

Afentra currently has a consensus target price of GBX 96.33, suggesting a potential upside of 110.33%. Given Afentra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Afentra is more favorable than Chariot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Afentra	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chariot	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Afentra beats Chariot on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.