Bowleven (BLVN) Competitors

Bowleven (LON:BLVN) and TomCo Energy (LON:TOM) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate BLVN or TOM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bowleven	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
TomCo Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLVN or TOM?

2.9% of Bowleven shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of TomCo Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Bowleven shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of TomCo Energy shares are owned by company 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.

Is BLVN or TOM more profitable?

Bowleven's return on equity of -1.35% beat TomCo Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bowleven	N/A	-1.35%	-0.88%
TomCo Energy	N/A	-41.45%	-8.89%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLVN or TOM?

Bowleven received 252 more outperform votes than TomCo Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.83% of users gave Bowleven an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave TomCo Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bowleven	Outperform Votes 324 69.83%	Underperform Votes 140 30.17%
TomCo Energy	Outperform Votes 72 59.50%	Underperform Votes 49 40.50%

Which has more volatility & risk, BLVN or TOM?

Bowleven has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TomCo Energy has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BLVN or TOM?

Bowleven has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TomCo Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bowleven	N/A	N/A	-£2.15M	N/A	N/A
TomCo Energy	£23K	62.74	-£2.35M	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer BLVN or TOM?

In the previous week, TomCo Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Bowleven. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TomCo Energy and 0 mentions for Bowleven. TomCo Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Bowleven's score of 0.00 indicating that TomCo Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bowleven	Neutral
TomCo Energy	Neutral

Summary

Bowleven and TomCo Energy tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.