Valeura Energy (LON:VLU) and Mayan Energy (LON:MYN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Valeura Energy and Mayan Energy's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Valeura Energy | £7.70 million | 3.27 | N/A | GBX (16.40) | -1.78 |
Mayan Energy | £-3,000.00 | -1,761.34 | N/A | GBX (0.60) | -0.23 |
Valeura Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mayan Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Valeura Energy and Mayan Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Valeura Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mayan Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Valeura Energy and Mayan Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Valeura Energy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Mayan Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Valeura Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 55, suggesting a potential upside of 88.94%. Given Valeura Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Valeura Energy is more favorable than Mayan Energy.
Summary
Valeura Energy beats Mayan Energy on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.