Touchstone Exploration (TXP) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TXP or ALV?

In the previous week, Alvopetro Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Touchstone Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Alvopetro Energy and 0 mentions for Touchstone Exploration. Alvopetro Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Touchstone Exploration's score of 0.91 indicating that Alvopetro Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstone Exploration	Positive
Alvopetro Energy	Very Positive

Is TXP or ALV more profitable?

Alvopetro Energy has a net margin of 29.06% compared to Touchstone Exploration's net margin of -20.31%. Alvopetro Energy's return on equity of 16.98% beat Touchstone Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstone Exploration	-20.31%	-19.06%	-5.64%
Alvopetro Energy	29.06%	16.98%	11.51%

Which has more risk & volatility, TXP or ALV?

Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 1.493592, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alvopetro Energy has a beta of -0.926874, suggesting that its share price is 193% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TXP or ALV?

Alvopetro Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstone Exploration. Alvopetro Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Touchstone Exploration, 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
Touchstone Exploration	C$48.96M	1.44	-C$6.26M	C$0.01	27.00
Alvopetro Energy	C$51.12M	4.78	C$9.51M	C$0.59	11.29

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TXP or ALV?

3.7% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Alvopetro Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of Alvopetro Energy shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Alvopetro Energy beats Touchstone Exploration on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.