Sound Energy (SOU) Competitors

Sound Energy (LON:SOU) and Aminex (LON:AEX) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOU or AEX?

Sound Energy received 301 more outperform votes than Aminex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.08% of users gave Sound Energy an outperform vote while only 57.52% of users gave Aminex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sound Energy	Outperform Votes 477 76.08%	Underperform Votes 150 23.92%
Aminex	Outperform Votes 176 57.52%	Underperform Votes 130 42.48%

Which has more volatility and risk, SOU or AEX?

Sound Energy has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aminex has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SOU or AEX?

In the previous week, Aminex had 2 more articles in the media than Sound Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aminex and 0 mentions for Sound Energy. Sound Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Aminex's score of 0.39 indicating that Sound Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sound Energy	Positive
Aminex	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SOU or AEX?

Aminex has higher revenue and earnings than Sound Energy. Aminex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sound 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
Sound Energy	N/A	N/A	-£154.45M	-£7.42	-0.09
Aminex	£140.44K	463.23	-£1.40M	-£0.02	-58.03

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SOU or AEX?

4.1% of Sound Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.7% of Sound Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of Aminex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SOU or AEX more profitable?

Sound Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Aminex's net margin of -999.11%. Aminex's return on equity of -3.39% beat Sound Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sound Energy	N/A	-157.63%	-58.07%
Aminex	-999.11%	-3.39%	-5.13%

Summary

Sound Energy beats Aminex on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.