CNE vs. GTE, I3E, INDI, KIST, TXP, CHAR, PHAR, AET, RKH, and FOG
Should you be buying Capricorn Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capricorn Energy include Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), i3 Energy (I3E), Indus Gas (INDI), Kistos (KIST), Touchstone Exploration (TXP), Chariot (CHAR), Pharos Energy (PHAR), Afentra (AET), Rockhopper Exploration (RKH), and Falcon Oil & Gas (FOG). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Capricorn Energy (LON:CNE) and Gran Tierra Energy (LON:GTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.
Gran Tierra Energy has a net margin of -0.99% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -80.63%. Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity of -1.54% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.
Gran Tierra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Gran Tierra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capricorn Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
133.4% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held 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.
Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Capricorn Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Gran Tierra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Capricorn Energy and 0 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Gran Tierra Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Capricorn Energy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 222.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.52%. Given Capricorn Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Capricorn Energy is more favorable than Gran Tierra Energy.
Capricorn Energy received 1165 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users.
Summary
Capricorn Energy and Gran Tierra Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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