Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) Competitors

Gran Tierra Energy (LON:GTE) and Jadestone Energy (LON:JSE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GTE or JSE?

34.1% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Jadestone Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Jadestone Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GTE or JSE more profitable?

Gran Tierra Energy has a net margin of -0.99% compared to Jadestone Energy's net margin of -33.60%. Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity of -1.54% beat Jadestone Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gran Tierra Energy	-0.99%	-1.54%	8.18%
Jadestone Energy	-33.60%	-65.72%	-4.36%

Does the media refer more to GTE or JSE?

In the previous week, Jadestone Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Gran Tierra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Jadestone Energy and 0 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy. Jadestone Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Gran Tierra Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Jadestone Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gran Tierra Energy	Neutral
Jadestone Energy	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GTE or JSE?

Gran Tierra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Jadestone Energy. Gran Tierra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jadestone 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	£636.96M	0.28	-£6.29M	-£0.15	-3,650.00
Jadestone Energy	£282.62M	0.51	-£94.96M	-£0.16	-165.63

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GTE or JSE?

Jadestone Energy received 49 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gran Tierra Energy	N/A	N/A
Jadestone Energy	Outperform Votes 49 83.05%	Underperform Votes 10 16.95%

Do analysts recommend GTE or JSE?

Jadestone Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 88.68%. Given Jadestone Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jadestone Energy is more favorable than Gran Tierra Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gran Tierra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Jadestone Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, GTE or JSE?

Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jadestone Energy has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jadestone Energy beats Gran Tierra Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.