Tenaz Energy (TNZ) Competitors

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) and Tenaz Energy (TSE:TNZ) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts rate VET or TNZ?

Vermilion Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$15.72, indicating a potential upside of 83.89%. Tenaz Energy has a consensus target price of C$20.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.14%. Given Vermilion Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than Tenaz Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vermilion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Tenaz Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media prefer VET or TNZ?

In the previous week, Vermilion Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Tenaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vermilion Energy and 0 mentions for Tenaz Energy. Vermilion Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Tenaz Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vermilion Energy	Neutral
Tenaz Energy	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VET or TNZ?

Vermilion Energy received 620 more outperform votes than Tenaz Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.92% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Tenaz Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vermilion Energy	Outperform Votes 625 56.92%	Underperform Votes 473 43.08%
Tenaz Energy	Outperform Votes 5 55.56%	Underperform Votes 4 44.44%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VET or TNZ?

44.8% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Tenaz Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Tenaz Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, VET or TNZ?

Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.6, suggesting that its share price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenaz Energy has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VET or TNZ more profitable?

Tenaz Energy has a net margin of 2.83% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -42.01%. Tenaz Energy's return on equity of 1.90% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vermilion Energy	-42.01%	-28.37%	-5.53%
Tenaz Energy	2.83%	1.90%	-2.17%

Which has better earnings & valuation, VET or TNZ?

Tenaz Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tenaz 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
Vermilion Energy	C$1.96B	0.68	-C$822.19M	-C$5.32	-1.61
Tenaz Energy	C$66.53M	6.98	C$1.88M	C$0.07	250.05

Summary

Tenaz Energy beats Vermilion Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.