Touchstone Exploration (TXP) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CNE or TXP?

92.1% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Capricorn Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CNE or TXP more profitable?

Touchstone Exploration has a net margin of -20.31% compared to Capricorn Energy's net margin of -43.72%. Capricorn Energy's return on equity of -14.26% beat Touchstone Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capricorn Energy	-43.72%	-14.26%	-4.89%
Touchstone Exploration	-20.31%	-19.06%	-5.64%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CNE or TXP?

Touchstone Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Capricorn Energy. Touchstone Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capricorn Energy, 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
Capricorn Energy	£257.69M	0.66	-£112.65M	-£100.80	-1.92
Touchstone Exploration	£53.93M	1.07	-£10.95M	-£2.99	-6.55

Which has more volatility & risk, CNE or TXP?

Capricorn Energy has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CNE or TXP?

Capricorn Energy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 280, suggesting a potential upside of 44.63%. Touchstone Exploration has a consensus price target of GBX 60, suggesting a potential upside of 206.59%. Given Touchstone Exploration's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Touchstone Exploration is more favorable than Capricorn Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capricorn Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Touchstone Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to CNE or TXP?

In the previous week, Touchstone Exploration had 2 more articles in the media than Capricorn Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Touchstone Exploration and 0 mentions for Capricorn Energy. Touchstone Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Capricorn Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstone Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Capricorn Energy	Neutral
Touchstone Exploration	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNE or TXP?

Capricorn Energy received 1162 more outperform votes than Touchstone Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.73% of users gave Capricorn Energy an outperform vote while only 40.74% of users gave Touchstone Exploration an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capricorn Energy	Outperform Votes 1173 67.73%	Underperform Votes 559 32.27%
Touchstone Exploration	Outperform Votes 11 40.74%	Underperform Votes 16 59.26%

Summary

Capricorn Energy beats Touchstone Exploration on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.