Riverstone Energy (RSE) Competitors

Riverstone Energy (LON:RSE) and BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RSE or BRWM?

Riverstone Energy has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riverstone 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
Riverstone Energy	£83.65M	3.08	£78.63M	£206.19	4.03
BlackRock World Mining Trust	£8.73M	115.54	-£13.42M	-£6.99	-75.39

Which has more risk and volatility, RSE or BRWM?

Riverstone Energy has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RSE or BRWM?

90.9% of Riverstone Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Riverstone Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RSE or BRWM?

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Riverstone Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust and 0 mentions for Riverstone Energy. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Riverstone Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Riverstone Energy	Neutral
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Very Positive

Is RSE or BRWM more profitable?

Riverstone Energy has a net margin of 94.00% compared to BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of -153.65%. Riverstone Energy's return on equity of 15.38% beat BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riverstone Energy	94.00%	15.38%	-0.22%
BlackRock World Mining Trust	-153.65%	-1.19%	-0.10%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RSE or BRWM?

Riverstone Energy received 20 more outperform votes than BlackRock World Mining Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.76% of users gave BlackRock World Mining Trust an outperform vote while only 46.44% of users gave Riverstone Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Riverstone Energy	Outperform Votes 111 46.44%	Underperform Votes 128 53.56%
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Outperform Votes 91 62.76%	Underperform Votes 54 37.24%

Summary

Riverstone Energy beats BlackRock World Mining Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.