Kolibri Global Energy (KGEI) Competitors

Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) and Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, GRNT or KGEI?

Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, GRNT or KGEI?

Granite Ridge Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Kolibri Global Energy. Kolibri Global Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Ridge Resources, 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
Granite Ridge Resources	$380.03M	1.84	$18.76M	$0.09	59.17
Kolibri Global Energy	$58.52M	3.69	$18.11M	$0.57	10.67

Is GRNT or KGEI more profitable?

Kolibri Global Energy has a net margin of 33.85% compared to Granite Ridge Resources' net margin of 2.98%. Granite Ridge Resources' return on equity of 13.46% beat Kolibri Global Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Ridge Resources	2.98%	13.46%	8.41%
Kolibri Global Energy	33.85%	10.44%	8.02%

Do analysts recommend GRNT or KGEI?

Granite Ridge Resources currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 40.85%. Kolibri Global Energy has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 80.92%. Given Kolibri Global Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kolibri Global Energy is more favorable than Granite Ridge Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Kolibri Global Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to GRNT or KGEI?

In the previous week, Granite Ridge Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Kolibri Global Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Granite Ridge Resources and 1 mentions for Kolibri Global Energy. Kolibri Global Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Granite Ridge Resources' score of 1.19 indicating that Kolibri Global Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Granite Ridge Resources	Positive
Kolibri Global Energy	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GRNT or KGEI?

31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Granite Ridge Resources 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

Granite Ridge Resources beats Kolibri Global Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.