QEC vs. TNZ, YGR, PPR, PMT, KEI, TXP, RBY, PRQ, CNE, and GXE
Should you be buying Questerre Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Questerre Energy include Tenaz Energy (TNZ), Yangarra Resources (YGR), Prairie Provident Resources (PPR), Perpetual Energy (PMT), Kolibri Global Energy (KEI), Touchstone Exploration (TXP), Rubellite Energy (RBY), Petrus Resources (PRQ), Canacol Energy (CNE), and Gear Energy (GXE). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Questerre Energy (TSE:QEC) and Tenaz Energy (TSE:TNZ) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Tenaz Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Questerre Energy. Questerre Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tenaz Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
0.4% of Questerre Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Tenaz Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Questerre Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Tenaz Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Questerre Energy received 113 more outperform votes than Tenaz Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.05% of users gave Questerre Energy an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Tenaz Energy an outperform vote.
Questerre Energy has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenaz Energy has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Questerre Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Tenaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Questerre Energy and 2 mentions for Tenaz Energy. Questerre Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Tenaz Energy's score of -3.00 indicating that Questerre Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Tenaz Energy has a consensus target price of C$5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 45.20%. Given Tenaz Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tenaz Energy is more favorable than Questerre Energy.
Tenaz Energy has a net margin of 47.81% compared to Questerre Energy's net margin of -66.40%. Tenaz Energy's return on equity of 29.12% beat Questerre Energy's return on equity.
Summary
Tenaz Energy beats Questerre Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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