Global Petroleum (GBP) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TOM or GBP?

Global Petroleum has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TomCo Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TomCo Energy	£23K	66.13	-£2.35M	N/A	N/A
Global Petroleum	N/A	N/A	-£1.28M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TOM or GBP?

Global Petroleum received 4 more outperform votes than TomCo Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.87% of users gave Global Petroleum an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave TomCo Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TomCo Energy	Outperform Votes 72 59.50%	Underperform Votes 49 40.50%
Global Petroleum	Outperform Votes 76 63.87%	Underperform Votes 43 36.13%

Which has more volatility and risk, TOM or GBP?

TomCo Energy has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Petroleum has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TOM or GBP?

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

Is TOM or GBP more profitable?

TomCo Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to TomCo Energy's net margin of -193.32%. TomCo Energy's return on equity of -23.29% beat Global Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TomCo Energy	N/A	-41.45%	-8.89%
Global Petroleum	-193.32%	-23.29%	-14.66%

Does the media refer more to TOM or GBP?

In the previous week, Global Petroleum had 11 more articles in the media than TomCo Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Global Petroleum and 0 mentions for TomCo Energy. Global Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat TomCo Energy's score of -0.18 indicating that TomCo Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TomCo Energy	Positive
Global Petroleum	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TOM or GBP?

4.2% of TomCo Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Global Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.7% of TomCo Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Global Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Global Petroleum beats TomCo Energy on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.