Frontera Energy (FEC) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend FEC or KEL?

Kelt Exploration has a consensus target price of C$10.15, indicating a potential upside of 38.47%. Given Kelt Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kelt Exploration is more favorable than Frontera Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Frontera Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Kelt Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FEC or KEL?

Frontera Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kelt Exploration. Frontera 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
Frontera Energy	C$743.89M	0.51	C$63.72M	C$1.59	4.16
Kelt Exploration	C$425.93M	3.40	C$55.90M	C$0.28	25.98

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FEC or KEL?

58.2% of Frontera Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of Kelt Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Frontera Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Kelt Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FEC or KEL?

In the previous week, Kelt Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Frontera Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Kelt Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Frontera Energy	Neutral
Kelt Exploration	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FEC or KEL?

Frontera Energy has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kelt Exploration has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FEC or KEL more profitable?

Kelt Exploration has a net margin of 13.12% compared to Frontera Energy's net margin of 8.57%. Kelt Exploration's return on equity of 5.40% beat Frontera Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frontera Energy	8.57%	5.40%	3.95%
Kelt Exploration	13.12%	5.40%	4.72%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FEC or KEL?

Kelt Exploration received 379 more outperform votes than Frontera Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.75% of users gave Kelt Exploration an outperform vote while only 58.31% of users gave Frontera Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Frontera Energy	Outperform Votes 186 58.31%	Underperform Votes 133 41.69%
Kelt Exploration	Outperform Votes 565 67.75%	Underperform Votes 269 32.25%

Summary

Kelt Exploration beats Frontera Energy on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.