Pine Cliff Energy (TSE:PNE) and Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Pine Cliff Energy and Surge Energy'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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Pine Cliff Energy | C$101.05 million | 0.83 | C$-50,963,168.00 | C($0.15) | -1.64 |
Surge Energy | C$191.32 million | 0.94 | C$-755,681,840.00 | C($2.22) | -0.24 |
Pine Cliff Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Surge Energy. Pine Cliff Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Surge Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Pine Cliff Energy and Surge Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Pine Cliff Energy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Surge Energy | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
Pine Cliff Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$0.50, indicating a potential upside of 100.00%. Surge Energy has a consensus target price of C$0.84, indicating a potential upside of 58.02%. Given Pine Cliff Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pine Cliff Energy is more favorable than Surge Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Pine Cliff Energy and Surge Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Pine Cliff Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Surge Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Surge Energy beats Pine Cliff Energy on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.