Riverstone Energy (RSE) Competitors

Capital Gearing (LON:CGT) and Riverstone Energy (LON:RSE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and community ranking.

Is CGT or RSE more profitable?

Capital Gearing has a net margin of 255.48% compared to Riverstone Energy's net margin of 94.00%. Riverstone Energy's return on equity of 15.38% beat Capital Gearing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Gearing	255.48%	5.25%	-2.63%
Riverstone Energy	94.00%	15.38%	-0.22%

Does the media favor CGT or RSE?

In the previous week, Capital Gearing had 1 more articles in the media than Riverstone Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Capital Gearing and 0 mentions for Riverstone Energy. Capital Gearing's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Riverstone Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Capital Gearing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Capital Gearing	Positive
Riverstone Energy	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, CGT or RSE?

Capital Gearing has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riverstone Energy has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CGT or RSE?

Riverstone Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Capital Gearing. Riverstone Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital Gearing, 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
Capital Gearing	£17.92M	49.93	£45.77M	£245.96	19.56
Riverstone Energy	£83.65M	2.78	£78.63M	£206.19	3.64

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CGT or RSE?

Capital Gearing received 10 more outperform votes than Riverstone Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.56% of users gave Capital Gearing an outperform vote while only 46.44% of users gave Riverstone Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capital Gearing	Outperform Votes 121 77.56%	Underperform Votes 35 22.44%
Riverstone Energy	Outperform Votes 111 46.44%	Underperform Votes 128 53.56%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CGT or RSE?

16.2% of Capital Gearing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Riverstone Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Capital Gearing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Riverstone Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Capital Gearing beats Riverstone Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.