Genesis Land Development (GDC) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GDC or TOT?

Total Energy Services received 192 more outperform votes than Genesis Land Development when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.41% of users gave Genesis Land Development an outperform vote while only 56.25% of users gave Total Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genesis Land Development	Outperform Votes 78 63.41%	Underperform Votes 45 36.59%
Total Energy Services	Outperform Votes 270 56.25%	Underperform Votes 210 43.75%

Does the media favor GDC or TOT?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 3 more articles in the media than Genesis Land Development. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Total Energy Services and 1 mentions for Genesis Land Development. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.32 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	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genesis Land Development	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Total Energy Services	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better 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$324.97M	0.53	C$34.71M	C$0.62	4.88
Total Energy Services	C$846.24M	0.44	C$41.49M	C$1.12	8.87

Do analysts prefer GDC or TOT?

Total Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.45%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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
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

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%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GDC or TOT?

9.8% of Genesis Land Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.4% of Genesis Land Development shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, GDC or TOT?

Genesis Land Development has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Total Energy Services has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Total Energy Services beats Genesis Land Development on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.