PetroTal (PTAL) Competitors

PetroTal (LON:PTAL) and Pantheon Resources (LON:PANR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is PTAL or PANR more profitable?

PetroTal has a net margin of 38.60% compared to Pantheon Resources' net margin of 0.00%. PetroTal's return on equity of 25.60% beat Pantheon Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PetroTal	38.60%	25.60%	15.61%
Pantheon Resources	N/A	-2.15%	-0.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PTAL or PANR?

Pantheon Resources received 127 more outperform votes than PetroTal when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.80% of users gave PetroTal an outperform vote while only 71.49% of users gave Pantheon Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PetroTal	Outperform Votes 36 87.80%	Underperform Votes 5 12.20%
Pantheon Resources	Outperform Votes 163 71.49%	Underperform Votes 65 28.51%

Which has better earnings & valuation, PTAL or PANR?

PetroTal has higher revenue and earnings than Pantheon Resources. Pantheon Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PetroTal, 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
PetroTal	£286.26M	1.54	£110.50M	£0.10	482.50
Pantheon Resources	£85.31K	3,591.52	-£5.56M	-£0.01	-3,245.00

Which has more risk & volatility, PTAL or PANR?

PetroTal has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pantheon Resources has a beta of -0.29, meaning that its share price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PTAL or PANR?

In the previous week, Pantheon Resources had 2 more articles in the media than PetroTal. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pantheon Resources and 0 mentions for PetroTal. Pantheon Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat PetroTal's score of 0.00 indicating that Pantheon Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PetroTal	Neutral
Pantheon Resources	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PTAL or PANR?

29.5% of PetroTal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.2% of Pantheon Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of PetroTal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Pantheon Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PTAL or PANR?

Pantheon Resources has a consensus price target of GBX 120, indicating a potential upside of 269.80%. Given Pantheon Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pantheon Resources is more favorable than PetroTal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PetroTal	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Pantheon Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

PetroTal beats Pantheon Resources on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.