Touchstone Exploration (TXP) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TXP or HUR?

13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Hurricane Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Hurricane Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, TXP or HUR?

Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hurricane Energy has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TXP or HUR more profitable?

Hurricane Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Touchstone Exploration's net margin of -20.31%. Hurricane Energy's return on equity of 32.05% beat Touchstone Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstone Exploration	-20.31%	-19.06%	-5.64%
Hurricane Energy	N/A	32.05%	7.09%

Does the media prefer TXP or HUR?

In the previous week, Hurricane Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Touchstone Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hurricane Energy and 0 mentions for Touchstone Exploration. Hurricane Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Touchstone Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Hurricane Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstone Exploration	Neutral
Hurricane Energy	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, TXP or HUR?

Hurricane Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstone Exploration. Touchstone Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hurricane 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
Touchstone Exploration	£53.93M	0.80	-£10.95M	-£2.99	-4.89
Hurricane Energy	£275.50M	0.00	£42.42M	£0.04	N/A

Do analysts prefer TXP or HUR?

Touchstone Exploration currently has a consensus price target of GBX 60, suggesting a potential upside of 310.96%. Given Touchstone Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Touchstone Exploration is more favorable than Hurricane Energy.

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
Hurricane Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

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