Pengrowth Energy (TSE:PGF) and Leucrotta Exploration (CVE:LXE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Pengrowth Energy and Leucrotta Exploration's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Pengrowth Energy | C$479.30 million | 0.00 | C$-737,110,024.00 | C($1.32) | N/A |
Leucrotta Exploration | C$23.84 million | 6.80 | C$-123,111,231.00 | C($0.50) | -1.32 |
Leucrotta Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pengrowth Energy. Leucrotta Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pengrowth Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Pengrowth Energy and Leucrotta Exploration's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Pengrowth Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Leucrotta Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Pengrowth Energy and Leucrotta Exploration, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Pengrowth Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Leucrotta Exploration | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Leucrotta Exploration has a consensus target price of C$0.88, indicating a potential upside of 32.58%.
Summary
Leucrotta Exploration beats Pengrowth Energy on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.