Genesis Land Development (GDC) Competitors

Total Energy Services (TSE:TOT) and Genesis Land Development (TSE:GDC) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Is TOT or GDC more profitable?

Genesis Land Development has a net margin of 10.68% compared to Total Energy Services' net margin of 4.90%. Genesis Land Development's return on equity of 14.56% beat Total Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.84%	5.48%
Genesis Land Development	10.68%	14.56%	4.71%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TOT or GDC?

Total Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Genesis Land Development. Genesis Land Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Total Energy Services, 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
Total Energy Services	C$991.08M	0.54	C$41.49M	C$1.70	8.39
Genesis Land Development	C$327.40M	0.65	C$34.71M	C$0.66	5.67

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TOT or GDC?

28.5% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Genesis Land Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.4% of Genesis Land Development shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, TOT or GDC?

Total Energy Services has a beta of 1.236022, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genesis Land Development has a beta of -0.03542, meaning that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TOT or GDC?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 7 more articles in the media than Genesis Land Development. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Total Energy Services and 0 mentions for Genesis Land Development. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Genesis Land Development's score of 0.00 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Total Energy Services	Positive
Genesis Land Development	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TOT or GDC?

Total Energy Services presently has a consensus price target of C$18.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.23%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Total Energy Services is more favorable than Genesis Land Development.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Total Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genesis Land Development	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Total Energy Services beats Genesis Land Development on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.