VTNR vs. GTE, PNRG, EPSN, PED, PVL, BPT, MXC, INDO, HUSA, and ENSV
Should you be buying Vertex Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vertex Energy include Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), PrimeEnergy Resources (PNRG), Epsilon Energy (EPSN), PEDEVCO (PED), Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT), Mexco Energy (MXC), Indonesia Energy (INDO), Houston American Energy (HUSA), and Enservco (ENSV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Gran Tierra Energy (NYSE:GTE) and Vertex Energy (NASDAQ:VTNR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Gran Tierra Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Vertex Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy and 2 mentions for Vertex Energy. Gran Tierra Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Vertex Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Vertex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of Vertex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Vertex Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Vertex Energy received 286 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 64.79% of users gave Vertex Energy an outperform vote.
Gran Tierra Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vertex Energy.
Gran Tierra Energy has a net margin of 0.51% compared to Gran Tierra Energy's net margin of -4.50%. Vertex Energy's return on equity of 0.85% beat Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity.
Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vertex Energy has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Gran Tierra Energy presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.64%. Vertex Energy has a consensus price target of $3.17, indicating a potential upside of 265.79%. Given Gran Tierra Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vertex Energy is more favorable than Gran Tierra Energy.
Summary
Gran Tierra Energy and Vertex Energy tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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