Touchstone Exploration (TXP) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TXP or HUR?

In the previous week, Hurricane Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Touchstone Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hurricane Energy and 1 mentions for Touchstone Exploration. Touchstone Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Hurricane Energy's score of -0.05 indicating that Touchstone Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Touchstone Exploration	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hurricane Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TXP or HUR?

8.4% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Hurricane Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Hurricane Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, TXP or HUR?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TXP or HUR?

Hurricane Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstone Exploration. Hurricane Energy 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	0.76	-£10.95M	£0.01	1,425.00
Hurricane Energy	£275.50M	0.00	£42.42M	£0.04	N/A

Do analysts rate TXP or HUR?

Touchstone Exploration currently has a consensus target price of GBX 47.50, indicating a potential upside of 233.33%. Given Touchstone Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.