The Parkmead Group (PMG) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TXP or PMG?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstone Exploration	Positive
The Parkmead Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, TXP or PMG?

Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Parkmead Group has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TXP or PMG?

Touchstone Exploration currently has a consensus price target of GBX 60, suggesting a potential upside of 166.67%. Given Touchstone Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Touchstone Exploration is more favorable than The Parkmead Group.

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
The Parkmead Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TXP or PMG?

Touchstone Exploration has higher revenue and earnings than The Parkmead Group. Touchstone Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Parkmead Group, 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
Touchstone Exploration	£48.42M	1.10	-£13.28M	-£0.04	-562.50
The Parkmead Group	£7.07M	2.86	-£27.61M	-£0.25	-74.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TXP or PMG?

The Parkmead Group received 269 more outperform votes than Touchstone Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.54% of users gave The Parkmead Group 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%
The Parkmead Group	Outperform Votes 278 73.54%	Underperform Votes 100 26.46%

Is TXP or PMG more profitable?

The Parkmead Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Touchstone Exploration's net margin of -27.43%. Touchstone Exploration's return on equity of -18.11% beat The Parkmead Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstone Exploration	-27.43%	-18.11%	-5.64%
The Parkmead Group	N/A	-94.46%	-35.05%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TXP or PMG?

13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of The Parkmead Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.7% of The Parkmead Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Touchstone Exploration beats The Parkmead Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.