Chariot (CHAR) Competitors

Chariot (LON:CHAR) and Zephyr Energy (LON:ZPHR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer CHAR or ZPHR?

In the previous week, Chariot had 3 more articles in the media than Zephyr Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Chariot and 0 mentions for Zephyr Energy. Zephyr Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Chariot's score of -0.11 indicating that Zephyr Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chariot	Neutral
Zephyr Energy	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, CHAR or ZPHR?

Chariot has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zephyr Energy has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHAR or ZPHR?

Chariot received 310 more outperform votes than Zephyr Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Zephyr Energy an outperform vote while only 54.77% of users gave Chariot an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chariot	Outperform Votes 316 54.77%	Underperform Votes 261 45.23%
Zephyr Energy	Outperform Votes 6 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Is CHAR or ZPHR more profitable?

Zephyr Energy has a net margin of -17.86% compared to Chariot's net margin of -10,070.00%. Zephyr Energy's return on equity of -6.30% beat Chariot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chariot	-10,070.00%	-24.50%	-14.21%
Zephyr Energy	-17.86%	-6.30%	-1.00%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHAR or ZPHR?

Zephyr Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chariot. Zephyr Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chariot, 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
Chariot	£225.12K	87.40	-£22.67M	-£1.19	-1.10
Zephyr Energy	£29.45M	2.72	-£5.26M	-£0.20	-18.63

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CHAR or ZPHR?

18.8% of Chariot shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Zephyr Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Chariot shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Zephyr Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CHAR or ZPHR?

Zephyr Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 13, indicating a potential upside of 246.67%. Given Zephyr Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zephyr Energy is more favorable than Chariot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chariot	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Zephyr Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Zephyr Energy beats Chariot on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.