Ascent Resources (AST) Competitors

Ascent Resources (LON:AST) and Wildcat Petroleum (LON:WCAT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Is AST or WCAT more profitable?

Wildcat Petroleum's return on equity of 4.99% beat Ascent Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ascent Resources	N/A	-214.17%	-122.61%
Wildcat Petroleum	N/A	4.99%	2.75%

Do analysts prefer AST or WCAT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ascent Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Wildcat Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor AST or WCAT?

In the previous week, Ascent Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Wildcat Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ascent Resources and 0 mentions for Wildcat Petroleum. Ascent Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Wildcat Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that Ascent Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ascent Resources	Positive
Wildcat Petroleum	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AST or WCAT?

Wildcat Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ascent Resources.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ascent Resources	£1.94M	1.94	-£41.09M	-£0.22	-8.18
Wildcat Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AST or WCAT?

Ascent Resources received 133 more outperform votes than Wildcat Petroleum when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ascent Resources	Outperform Votes 133 60.73%	Underperform Votes 86 39.27%
Wildcat Petroleum	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, AST or WCAT?

Ascent Resources has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wildcat Petroleum has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AST or WCAT?

3.1% of Ascent Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 59.3% of Ascent Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.1% of Wildcat Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ascent Resources beats Wildcat Petroleum on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.