Cardinal Energy (CJ) Competitors

Cardinal Energy (TSE:CJ) and Kelt Exploration (TSE:KEL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to CJ or KEL?

In the previous week, Kelt Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than Cardinal Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kelt Exploration and 1 mentions for Cardinal Energy. Cardinal Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Kelt Exploration's score of -2.00 indicating that Cardinal Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cardinal Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kelt Exploration	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Negative

Is CJ or KEL more profitable?

Cardinal Energy has a net margin of 38.94% compared to Kelt Exploration's net margin of 24.52%. Cardinal Energy's return on equity of 21.58% beat Kelt Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cardinal Energy	38.94%	21.58%	10.42%
Kelt Exploration	24.52%	13.52%	9.08%

Do analysts recommend CJ or KEL?

Cardinal Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$9.70, suggesting a potential upside of 31.08%. Kelt Exploration has a consensus target price of C$8.14, suggesting a potential upside of 12.26%. Given Cardinal Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cardinal Energy is more favorable than Kelt Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cardinal Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Kelt Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CJ or KEL?

Kelt Exploration received 87 more outperform votes than Cardinal Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.53% of users gave Kelt Exploration an outperform vote while only 67.54% of users gave Cardinal Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cardinal Energy	Outperform Votes 464 67.54%	Underperform Votes 223 32.46%
Kelt Exploration	Outperform Votes 551 68.53%	Underperform Votes 253 31.47%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CJ or KEL?

Cardinal Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kelt Exploration. Cardinal Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kelt 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
Cardinal Energy	C$490.19M	2.39	C$190.90M	C$1.20	6.17
Kelt Exploration	C$487.28M	2.87	C$119.46M	C$0.57	12.72

Which has more volatility and risk, CJ or KEL?

Cardinal Energy has a beta of 3.12, indicating that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kelt Exploration has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CJ or KEL?

5.4% of Cardinal Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Kelt Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of Cardinal Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Kelt Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cardinal Energy beats Kelt Exploration on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.