Genel Energy (OTCMKTS:GEGYY – Get Free Report) and Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Genel Energy and Advantage Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Genel Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Advantage Energy | 8.62% | 2.88% | 1.78% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
7.9% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Genel Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Advantage Energy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
Advantage Energy has a consensus target price of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 106.64%. Given Advantage Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Advantage Energy is more favorable than Genel Energy.
Volatility and Risk
Genel Energy has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advantage Energy has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Genel Energy and Advantage Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Genel Energy | $84.80 million | 1.98 | -$61.30 million | N/A | N/A |
Advantage Energy | $400.81 million | 2.77 | $75.26 million | $0.20 | 33.27 |
Advantage Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Genel Energy.
Summary
Advantage Energy beats Genel Energy on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Genel Energy
Genel Energy plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. It operates through two segments, Production and Pre-production. The Production segment holds a 25% working interest in the Tawke PSC; and 44% working interest in the Taq Taq PSC. The Pre-Production segment holds a 50% working interest in Odewayne and 51% working interest in SL10B13 block located in Somaliland; and 75% working interest in Lagzira block in Morocco. Genel Energy plc was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
About Advantage Energy
Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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