Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) Competitors

North American Construction Group (TSE:NOA) and Gran Tierra Energy (TSE:GTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NOA or GTE?

North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Gran Tierra Energy. Gran Tierra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, 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
North American Construction Group	C$1.18B	0.52	C$56.80M	C$2.13	10.81
Gran Tierra Energy	C$525.11M	0.25	C$37.65M	C$2.09	2.48

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NOA or GTE?

79.1% of North American Construction Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of North American Construction Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held 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.

Is NOA or GTE more profitable?

Gran Tierra Energy has a net margin of 7.17% compared to North American Construction Group's net margin of 4.80%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 15.24% beat Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Construction Group	4.80%	15.24%	6.65%
Gran Tierra Energy	7.17%	11.08%	8.16%

Does the media favor NOA or GTE?

In the previous week, North American Construction Group had 2 more articles in the media than Gran Tierra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for North American Construction Group and 0 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy. North American Construction Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Gran Tierra Energy's score of 0.27 indicating that North American Construction Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
North American Construction Group	Positive
Gran Tierra Energy	Neutral

Do analysts rate NOA or GTE?

North American Construction Group currently has a consensus target price of C$34.17, suggesting a potential upside of 48.62%. Gran Tierra Energy has a consensus target price of C$10.17, suggesting a potential upside of 96.27%. Given Gran Tierra Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gran Tierra Energy is more favorable than North American Construction Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
North American Construction Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gran Tierra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, NOA or GTE?

North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

North American Construction Group beats Gran Tierra Energy on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.