Pine Cliff Energy (PNE) Competitors

Kiwetinohk Energy (TSE:KEC) and Pine Cliff Energy (TSE:PNE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Which has more risk and volatility, KEC or PNE?

Kiwetinohk Energy has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pine Cliff Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, KEC or PNE?

Kiwetinohk Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pine Cliff Energy. Pine Cliff Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kiwetinohk Energy, 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
Kiwetinohk Energy	C$476.56M	1.52	C$65.52M	C$1.50	11.02
Pine Cliff Energy	C$183.28M	1.13	-C$15.17M	-C$0.04	-13.76

Does the media prefer KEC or PNE?

In the previous week, Pine Cliff Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Kiwetinohk Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pine Cliff Energy and 1 mentions for Kiwetinohk Energy. Pine Cliff Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Kiwetinohk Energy's score of -0.04 indicating that Pine Cliff Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kiwetinohk Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pine Cliff Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate KEC or PNE?

Kiwetinohk Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.36%. Pine Cliff Energy has a consensus price target of C$0.98, suggesting a potential upside of 72.51%. Given Pine Cliff Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pine Cliff Energy is more favorable than Kiwetinohk Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kiwetinohk Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pine Cliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KEC or PNE?

Pine Cliff Energy received 286 more outperform votes than Kiwetinohk Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.92% of users gave Pine Cliff Energy an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Kiwetinohk Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kiwetinohk Energy	Outperform Votes 10 45.45%	Underperform Votes 12 54.55%
Pine Cliff Energy	Outperform Votes 296 61.92%	Underperform Votes 182 38.08%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KEC or PNE?

63.1% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Pine Cliff Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Pine Cliff Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is KEC or PNE more profitable?

Kiwetinohk Energy has a net margin of 13.75% compared to Pine Cliff Energy's net margin of -8.28%. Kiwetinohk Energy's return on equity of 9.15% beat Pine Cliff Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kiwetinohk Energy	13.75%	9.15%	4.41%
Pine Cliff Energy	-8.28%	-18.45%	-1.78%

Summary

Kiwetinohk Energy beats Pine Cliff Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.