Jadestone Energy (JSE) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CNE or JSE?

Capricorn Energy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 206.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.80%. Jadestone Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 88.68%. Given Capricorn Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jadestone Energy is more favorable than Capricorn Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capricorn Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Jadestone Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CNE or JSE?

Jadestone Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capricorn Energy. Jadestone 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capricorn Energy	£191M	0.80	-£131.60M	-£1.10	-150.55
Jadestone Energy	£282.62M	0.51	-£94.96M	-£0.16	-165.63

Does the media favor CNE or JSE?

In the previous week, Capricorn Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Jadestone Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Capricorn Energy and 1 mentions for Jadestone Energy. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Jadestone Energy's score of 0.49 indicating that Jadestone Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capricorn Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jadestone Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CNE or JSE more profitable?

Jadestone Energy has a net margin of -33.60% compared to Jadestone Energy's net margin of -80.63%. Jadestone Energy's return on equity of -13.82% beat Capricorn Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capricorn Energy	-80.63%	-13.82%	-7.77%
Jadestone Energy	-33.60%	-65.72%	-4.36%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNE or JSE?

Capricorn Energy received 1116 more outperform votes than Jadestone Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.05% of users gave Jadestone Energy an outperform vote while only 67.58% of users gave Capricorn Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capricorn Energy	Outperform Votes 1165 67.58%	Underperform Votes 559 32.42%
Jadestone Energy	Outperform Votes 49 83.05%	Underperform Votes 10 16.95%

Which has more risk and volatility, CNE or JSE?

Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jadestone Energy has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CNE or JSE?

134.7% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.7% of Jadestone Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Capricorn 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Jadestone Energy beats Capricorn Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.