Canacol Energy (CNE) Competitors

Canacol Energy (TSE:CNE) and Frontera Energy (TSE:FEC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media prefer CNE or FEC?

In the previous week, Canacol Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Frontera Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Canacol Energy and 0 mentions for Frontera Energy. Canacol Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Frontera Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Canacol Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canacol Energy	Positive
Frontera Energy	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, CNE or FEC?

Canacol Energy has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontera Energy has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNE or FEC a better dividend stock?

Canacol Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 35.3%. Frontera Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Canacol Energy pays out 111.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Frontera Energy pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer CNE or FEC?

Canacol Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$5.50, indicating a potential upside of 86.44%. Given Canacol Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Canacol Energy is more favorable than Frontera Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canacol Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Frontera Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNE or FEC?

Canacol Energy received 149 more outperform votes than Frontera Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.97% of users gave Canacol Energy an outperform vote while only 58.31% of users gave Frontera Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canacol Energy	Outperform Votes 335 70.97%	Underperform Votes 137 29.03%
Frontera Energy	Outperform Votes 186 58.31%	Underperform Votes 133 41.69%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CNE or FEC?

Frontera Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Canacol Energy. Frontera Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canacol 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
Canacol Energy	C$253.21M	0.28	C$16.10M	C$0.93	3.17
Frontera Energy	C$743.89M	0.38	C$63.72M	C$1.59	3.16

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CNE or FEC?

23.5% of Canacol Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.2% of Frontera Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Canacol Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Frontera Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CNE or FEC more profitable?

Frontera Energy has a net margin of 8.57% compared to Canacol Energy's net margin of 6.36%. Canacol Energy's return on equity of 6.51% beat Frontera Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canacol Energy	6.36%	6.51%	8.32%
Frontera Energy	8.57%	5.40%	3.95%

Summary

Canacol Energy beats Frontera Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.