San Leon Energy (LON:SLE) and Touchstone Exploration (LON:TXP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares San Leon Energy and Touchstone Exploration's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| San Leon Energy | £90,000.00 | 1,949.62 | N/A | GBX (8.30) | -4.70 |
| Touchstone Exploration | £14.23 million | 15.01 | N/A | GBX (4.30) | -23.72 |
Touchstone Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than San Leon Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares San Leon Energy and Touchstone Exploration's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| San Leon Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Touchstone Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for San Leon Energy and Touchstone Exploration, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| San Leon Energy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Touchstone Exploration | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Touchstone Exploration has a consensus target price of GBX 120.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.14%. Given San Leon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe San Leon Energy is more favorable than Touchstone Exploration.
Summary
San Leon Energy beats Touchstone Exploration on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.
