Block Energy (BLOE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BLOE or MATD?

Block Energy has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petro Matad has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BLOE or MATD more profitable?

Block Energy has a net margin of -21.78% compared to Petro Matad's net margin of -131,797.15%. Block Energy's return on equity of -6.82% beat Petro Matad's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Block Energy	-21.78%	-6.82%	-3.56%
Petro Matad	-131,797.15%	-33.15%	-19.51%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BLOE or MATD?

Block Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Petro Matad. Block Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petro Matad, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Block Energy	£7.43M	1.14	-£1.62M	-£0.14	-6.57
Petro Matad	£8.34K	3,836.22	-£10.99M	-£0.47	-3.64

Does the media refer more to BLOE or MATD?

In the previous week, Block Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Petro Matad. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Block Energy and 0 mentions for Petro Matad. Petro Matad's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Block Energy's score of -0.45 indicating that Petro Matad is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Block Energy	Neutral
Petro Matad	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BLOE or MATD?

Petro Matad received 131 more outperform votes than Block Energy when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Block Energy	N/A	N/A
Petro Matad	Outperform Votes 131 63.59%	Underperform Votes 75 36.41%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BLOE or MATD?

9.9% of Block Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Petro Matad shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Block Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Petro Matad shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Block Energy beats Petro Matad on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.