Touchstone Exploration (TXP) Competitors

i3 Energy (LON:I3E) and Touchstone Exploration (LON:TXP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is I3E or TXP more profitable?

i3 Energy has a net margin of 9.59% compared to Touchstone Exploration's net margin of -20.31%. i3 Energy's return on equity of 7.78% beat Touchstone Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i3 Energy	9.59%	7.78%	2.64%
Touchstone Exploration	-20.31%	-19.06%	-5.64%

Which has more risk & volatility, I3E or TXP?

i3 Energy has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to I3E or TXP?

In the previous week, i3 Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Touchstone Exploration'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
i3 Energy	Neutral
Touchstone Exploration	Neutral

Do analysts recommend I3E or TXP?

Touchstone Exploration has a consensus target price of GBX 60, suggesting a potential upside of 361.89%. Given Touchstone Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Touchstone Exploration is more favorable than i3 Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i3 Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Touchstone Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, I3E or TXP?

i3 Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstone Exploration. Touchstone Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i3 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
i3 Energy	£131.15M	0.00	£12.57M	£0.01	N/A
Touchstone Exploration	£53.93M	0.71	-£10.95M	-£2.99	-4.35

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of I3E or TXP?

56.4% of i3 Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of i3 Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

i3 Energy beats Touchstone Exploration on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.