Questerre Energy (QEC) Competitors

Valeura Energy (TSE:VLE) and Questerre Energy (TSE:QEC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Is VLE or QEC more profitable?

Valeura Energy has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Questerre Energy's net margin of -73.31%. Valeura Energy's return on equity of 27.14% beat Questerre Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valeura Energy	13.30%	27.14%	12.90%
Questerre Energy	-73.31%	-17.38%	-0.30%

Do analysts prefer VLE or QEC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valeura Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Questerre Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VLE or QEC?

14.5% of Valeura Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Questerre Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Valeura Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Questerre Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, VLE or QEC?

Valeura Energy has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Questerre Energy has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VLE or QEC?

In the previous week, Valeura Energy and Valeura Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Questerre Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Valeura Energy's score of 0.62 indicating that Questerre Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valeura Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Questerre Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, VLE or QEC?

Valeura Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Questerre Energy. Questerre Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valeura 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
Valeura Energy	C$386.11M	1.21	C$51.34M	C$1.27	5.58
Questerre Energy	C$34.36M	3.93	-C$25.19M	-C$0.06	-5.36

Summary

Valeura Energy beats Questerre Energy on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.