Deltic Energy (DELT) Competitors

Indus Gas (LON:INDI) and Deltic Energy (LON:DELT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Is INDI or DELT more profitable?

Indus Gas has a net margin of 42.32% compared to Deltic Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Indus Gas' return on equity of 2.22% beat Deltic Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Indus Gas	42.32%	2.22%	1.65%
Deltic Energy	N/A	-14.39%	-86.43%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor INDI or DELT?

Indus Gas received 53 more outperform votes than Deltic Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.50% of users gave Deltic Energy an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave Indus Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Indus Gas	Outperform Votes 60 59.41%	Underperform Votes 41 40.59%
Deltic Energy	Outperform Votes 7 87.50%	Underperform Votes 1 12.50%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in INDI or DELT?

0.3% of Indus Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.5% of Deltic Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 82.7% of Indus Gas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.6% of Deltic Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, INDI or DELT?

Indus Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Deltic Energy. Deltic Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Indus Gas, 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
Indus Gas	£25.30M	0.52	£10.71M	£3.33	1.62
Deltic Energy	N/A	N/A	-£1.63M	-£2.05	-1.75

Does the media refer more to INDI or DELT?

In the previous week, Deltic Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Indus Gas' score of 0.41 indicating that Deltic Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Indus Gas	Neutral
Deltic Energy	Positive

Do analysts rate INDI or DELT?

Deltic Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 85, suggesting a potential upside of 2,274.30%. Given Deltic Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Deltic Energy is more favorable than Indus Gas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Indus Gas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Deltic Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, INDI or DELT?

Indus Gas has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deltic Energy has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Indus Gas beats Deltic Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.