Touchstone Exploration (TXP) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CNE or TXP?

Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CNE or TXP?

Capricorn Energy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 272.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.48%. Touchstone Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 60, indicating a potential upside of 380.00%. Given Touchstone Exploration's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Touchstone Exploration is more favorable than Capricorn Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capricorn Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Touchstone Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, CNE or TXP?

Touchstone Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Capricorn Energy. Touchstone Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capricorn 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
Capricorn Energy	£257.69M	0.79	-£112.65M	-£100.80	-2.28
Touchstone Exploration	£53.93M	0.68	-£10.95M	-£2.99	-4.18

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNE or TXP?

92.1% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CNE or TXP?

In the previous week, Capricorn Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Touchstone Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Capricorn Energy and 0 mentions for Touchstone Exploration. Capricorn Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Touchstone Exploration's score of 0.45 indicating that Capricorn Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Capricorn Energy	Positive
Touchstone Exploration	Neutral

Is CNE or TXP more profitable?

Touchstone Exploration has a net margin of -20.31% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -43.72%. Capricorn Energy's return on equity of -14.26% beat Touchstone Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capricorn Energy	-43.72%	-14.26%	-4.89%
Touchstone Exploration	-20.31%	-19.06%	-5.64%

Summary

Capricorn Energy beats Touchstone Exploration on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.