Touchstone Exploration (TXP) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, PNE or TXP?

Touchstone Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pine Cliff Energy. Pine Cliff 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
Pine Cliff Energy	C$183.28M	1.28	-C$15.17M	-C$0.04	-15.69
Touchstone Exploration	C$30.80M	1.28	-C$6.26M	-C$0.05	-4.49

Does the media prefer PNE or TXP?

In the previous week, Pine Cliff Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Touchstone Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pine Cliff Energy and 2 mentions for Touchstone Exploration. Touchstone Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Pine Cliff Energy's score of 0.89 indicating that Touchstone Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pine Cliff Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Touchstone Exploration	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PNE or TXP?

Pine Cliff Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$0.93, indicating a potential upside of 42.31%. Given Pine Cliff Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pine Cliff Energy is more favorable than Touchstone Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pine Cliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Touchstone Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PNE or TXP?

11.6% of Pine Cliff Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Pine Cliff Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PNE or TXP more profitable?

Pine Cliff Energy has a net margin of -8.28% compared to Touchstone Exploration's net margin of -20.31%. Pine Cliff Energy's return on equity of -18.45% beat Touchstone Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pine Cliff Energy	-8.28%	-18.45%	-1.78%
Touchstone Exploration	-20.31%	-19.06%	-5.64%

Which has more volatility & risk, PNE or TXP?

Pine Cliff Energy has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pine Cliff Energy beats Touchstone Exploration on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.