EnQuest (ENQ) Competitors

EnQuest (LON:ENQ) and Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (LON:ATR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer ENQ or ATR?

In the previous week, EnQuest and EnQuest both had 1 articles in the media. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat EnQuest's score of 0.67 indicating that Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EnQuest	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ENQ or ATR?

EnQuest has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ENQ or ATR?

EnQuest currently has a consensus target price of GBX 27, indicating a potential upside of 123.14%. Given EnQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe EnQuest is more favorable than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EnQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ENQ or ATR?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EnQuest. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EnQuest, 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
EnQuest	£1.59B	0.18	£25.24M	£0.88	13.80
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	£75.15M	5.77	£66.84M	£71.47	6.49

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENQ or ATR?

EnQuest received 558 more outperform votes than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.19% of users gave Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. an outperform vote while only 60.24% of users gave EnQuest an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EnQuest	Outperform Votes 644 60.24%	Underperform Votes 425 39.76%
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	Outperform Votes 86 67.19%	Underperform Votes 42 32.81%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ENQ or ATR?

48.1% of EnQuest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of EnQuest shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. 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.

Is ENQ or ATR more profitable?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a net margin of 88.95% compared to EnQuest's net margin of 1.59%. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s return on equity of 14.92% beat EnQuest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EnQuest	1.59%	4.40%	7.54%
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	88.95%	14.92%	4.75%

Summary

EnQuest beats Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.