Southern Energy (SOUC) Competitors

Southern Energy (LON:SOUC) and Trinity Exploration & Production (LON:TRIN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, SOUC or TRIN?

Southern Energy has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Exploration & Production has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SOUC or TRIN?

Trinity Exploration & Production received 122 more outperform votes than Southern Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Southern Energy an outperform vote while only 67.38% of users gave Trinity Exploration & Production an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Southern Energy	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Trinity Exploration & Production	Outperform Votes 126 67.38%	Underperform Votes 61 32.62%

Is SOUC or TRIN more profitable?

Trinity Exploration & Production has a net margin of -9.74% compared to Southern Energy's net margin of -274.42%. Trinity Exploration & Production's return on equity of -12.94% beat Southern Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southern Energy	-274.42%	-217.00%	-34.47%
Trinity Exploration & Production	-9.74%	-12.94%	-4.73%

Does the media prefer SOUC or TRIN?

In the previous week, Southern Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Trinity Exploration & Production'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Southern Energy	Neutral
Trinity Exploration & Production	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SOUC or TRIN?

Trinity Exploration & Production has higher revenue and earnings than Southern Energy. Southern Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trinity Exploration & Production, 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
Southern Energy	£21.98M	0.34	-£60.31M	-£22.73	-0.15
Trinity Exploration & Production	£69.83M	0.00	-£6.80M	-£0.13	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SOUC or TRIN?

6.7% of Southern Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.6% of Trinity Exploration & Production shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Southern Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 85.5% of Trinity Exploration & Production shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Trinity Exploration & Production beats Southern Energy on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.