Tenaz Energy (TNZ) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, TNZ or BIR?

Tenaz Energy has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birchcliff Energy has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TNZ or BIR?

Birchcliff Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Tenaz Energy. Birchcliff 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
Tenaz Energy	C$66.53M	8.39	C$1.88M	C$0.07	300.73
Birchcliff Energy	C$757.80M	2.58	C$15.45M	C$0.06	126.29

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

2.8% of Tenaz Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Tenaz Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend TNZ or BIR?

Tenaz Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$20.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.55%. Birchcliff Energy has a consensus price target of C$7.34, indicating a potential upside of 1.86%. Given Birchcliff Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Birchcliff Energy is more favorable than Tenaz Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tenaz Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Birchcliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is TNZ or BIR more profitable?

Tenaz Energy has a net margin of 2.83% compared to Birchcliff Energy's net margin of 2.04%. Tenaz Energy's return on equity of 1.90% beat Birchcliff Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tenaz Energy	2.83%	1.90%	-2.17%
Birchcliff Energy	2.04%	0.70%	1.82%

Does the media prefer TNZ or BIR?

In the previous week, Birchcliff Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Tenaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Birchcliff Energy and 1 mentions for Tenaz Energy. Tenaz Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Birchcliff Energy's score of 0.75 indicating that Tenaz Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tenaz Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Birchcliff Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Birchcliff Energy beats Tenaz Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.