Genesis Land Development (GDC) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate GDC or TOT?

Total Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$18.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.99%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Total Energy Services is more favorable than Genesis Land Development.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, GDC or TOT?

Genesis Land Development has a beta of -0.03542, meaning that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Total Energy Services has a beta of 1.206669, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GDC or TOT?

8.6% of Genesis Land Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of Total Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 75.4% of Genesis Land Development shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GDC or TOT?

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
Genesis Land Development	C$327.40M	0.53	C$34.71M	C$0.66	4.65
Total Energy Services	C$991.08M	0.49	C$41.49M	C$1.70	7.73

Is GDC or TOT 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
Genesis Land Development	10.68%	14.56%	4.71%
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.84%	5.48%

Does the media refer more to GDC or TOT?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 2 more articles in the media than Genesis Land Development. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Total Energy Services and 0 mentions for Genesis Land Development. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Genesis Land Development's score of 0.00 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genesis Land Development	Neutral
Total Energy Services	Positive

Summary

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