ValiRx (VAL) Competitors

Nostrum Oil & Gas (LON:NOG) and ValiRx (LON:VAL) are both small-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is NOG or VAL more profitable?

Nostrum Oil & Gas has a net margin of -59.05% compared to ValiRx's net margin of -20,554.01%. Nostrum Oil & Gas' return on equity of 74.84% beat ValiRx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nostrum Oil & Gas	-59.05%	74.84%	1.53%
ValiRx	-20,554.01%	-55.84%	-35.98%

Do analysts recommend NOG or VAL?

Nostrum Oil & Gas currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4, indicating a potential upside of 1.52%. Given Nostrum Oil & Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Nostrum Oil & Gas is more favorable than ValiRx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nostrum Oil & Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
ValiRx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NOG or VAL?

22.3% of Nostrum Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.3% of Nostrum Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of ValiRx 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NOG or VAL?

ValiRx has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nostrum Oil & Gas. ValiRx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nostrum Oil & Gas, 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
Nostrum Oil & Gas	£206.12M	0.05	-£121.71M	-£29.66	-0.13
ValiRx	£27.78K	83.64	-£5.71M	-£1.48	-0.41

Does the media refer more to NOG or VAL?

In the previous week, Nostrum Oil & Gas had 1 more articles in the media than ValiRx. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nostrum Oil & Gas and 1 mentions for ValiRx. ValiRx's average media sentiment score of -0.20 beat Nostrum Oil & Gas' score of -0.30 indicating that ValiRx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nostrum Oil & Gas	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ValiRx	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, NOG or VAL?

Nostrum Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ValiRx has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nostrum Oil & Gas beats ValiRx on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.