Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) Competitors

Gran Tierra Energy (LON:GTE) and Diversified Energy (LON:DEC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GTE or DEC?

51.8% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Diversified Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Diversified Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, GTE or DEC?

Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diversified Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GTE or DEC more profitable?

Diversified Energy has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Gran Tierra Energy's net margin of 7.17%. Diversified Energy's return on equity of 25.51% beat Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gran Tierra Energy	7.17%	11.08%	8.16%
Diversified Energy	20.46%	25.51%	3.52%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GTE or DEC?

Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Gran Tierra Energy. Gran Tierra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diversified 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
Gran Tierra Energy	£897.99M	0.19	£64.39M	£112.78	3.28
Diversified Energy	£945.01M	0.74	£193.32M	£241.72	4.54

Does the media favor GTE or DEC?

In the previous week, Diversified Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Gran Tierra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Diversified Energy and 0 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Gran Tierra Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Diversified Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gran Tierra Energy	Neutral
Diversified Energy	Positive

Summary

Diversified Energy beats Gran Tierra Energy on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.