Touchstone Exploration (TXP) Competitors

Touchstone Exploration (LON:TXP) and Kistos (LON:KIST) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is TXP or KIST more profitable?

Touchstone Exploration has a net margin of -20.31% compared to Kistos' net margin of -25.91%. Touchstone Exploration's return on equity of -19.06% beat Kistos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstone Exploration	-20.31%	-19.06%	-5.64%
Kistos	-25.91%	-65.27%	-3.05%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TXP or KIST?

Touchstone Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kistos. Kistos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Touchstone Exploration, 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
Touchstone Exploration	£48.96M	0.77	-£10.95M	£0.01	1,445.00
Kistos	£221.51M	0.61	-£63.50M	-£0.63	-257.94

Which has more risk and volatility, TXP or KIST?

Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kistos has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TXP or KIST?

Touchstone Exploration currently has a consensus price target of GBX 47.50, indicating a potential upside of 228.72%. Kistos has a consensus price target of GBX 230, indicating a potential upside of 41.54%. Given Touchstone Exploration's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Touchstone Exploration is more favorable than Kistos.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Touchstone Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kistos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TXP or KIST?

8.4% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Kistos shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of Kistos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor TXP or KIST?

In the previous week, Touchstone Exploration had 3 more articles in the media than Kistos. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Touchstone Exploration and 0 mentions for Kistos. Touchstone Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Kistos' score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstone Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstone Exploration	Very Positive
Kistos	Neutral

Summary

Touchstone Exploration beats Kistos on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.