Angus Energy (ANGS) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TXP or ANGS?

In the previous week, Touchstone Exploration had 8 more articles in the media than Angus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Touchstone Exploration and 0 mentions for Angus Energy. Touchstone Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Angus Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstone Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstone Exploration	Positive
Angus Energy	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TXP or ANGS?

Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Angus Energy has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TXP or ANGS?

Angus Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Touchstone Exploration.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Touchstone Exploration	£48.42M	1.10	-£13.28M	-£0.04	-562.50
Angus Energy	£23.87M	0.58	£8.29M	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TXP or ANGS?

13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Angus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.2% of Angus Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TXP or ANGS?

Angus Energy received 26 more outperform votes than Touchstone Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.56% of users gave Angus Energy an outperform vote while only 40.91% of users gave Touchstone Exploration an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Touchstone Exploration	Outperform Votes 9 40.91%	Underperform Votes 13 59.09%
Angus Energy	Outperform Votes 35 55.56%	Underperform Votes 28 44.44%

Do analysts recommend TXP or ANGS?

Touchstone Exploration presently has a consensus price target of GBX 60, suggesting a potential upside of 166.67%. Given Touchstone Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Touchstone Exploration is more favorable than Angus Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Touchstone Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Angus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is TXP or ANGS more profitable?

Angus Energy has a net margin of 34.71% compared to Touchstone Exploration's net margin of -27.43%. Angus Energy's return on equity of 21.02% beat Touchstone Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstone Exploration	-27.43%	-18.11%	-5.64%
Angus Energy	34.71%	21.02%	0.30%

Summary

Touchstone Exploration beats Angus Energy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.