Iron Bridge Resources (TSE:IBR) and Touchstone Exploration (TSE:TXP) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Iron Bridge Resources and Touchstone Exploration, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Iron Bridge Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Touchstone Exploration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
Touchstone Exploration has a consensus target price of C$4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 127.27%.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Iron Bridge Resources and Touchstone Exploration's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Iron Bridge Resources | C$21.83 million | 0.00 | C$-158,846,346.00 | C($1.03) | N/A |
Touchstone Exploration | C$14.23 million | 25.91 | C$-15,705,000.00 | C($0.08) | -23.47 |
Touchstone Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Iron Bridge Resources. Touchstone Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iron Bridge Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Iron Bridge Resources and Touchstone Exploration's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Iron Bridge Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Touchstone Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Touchstone Exploration beats Iron Bridge Resources on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.