Upland Resources (UPL) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TXP or UPL?

In the previous week, Touchstone Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than Upland Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Touchstone Exploration and 0 mentions for Upland Resources. Touchstone Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Upland Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstone Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstone Exploration	Positive
Upland Resources	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, TXP or UPL?

Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upland Resources has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TXP or UPL?

Touchstone Exploration presently has a consensus price target of GBX 60, indicating a potential upside of 158.90%. Given Touchstone Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Touchstone Exploration is more favorable than Upland Resources.

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
Upland Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TXP or UPL?

Upland Resources received 94 more outperform votes than Touchstone Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.45% of users gave Upland Resources an outperform vote while only 39.13% of users gave Touchstone Exploration an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Touchstone Exploration	Outperform Votes 9 39.13%	Underperform Votes 14 60.87%
Upland Resources	Outperform Votes 103 66.45%	Underperform Votes 52 33.55%

Which has better earnings & valuation, TXP or UPL?

Upland Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Touchstone Exploration.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Touchstone Exploration	£48.42M	1.13	-£13.28M	-£0.04	-579.38
Upland Resources	N/A	N/A	-£1.44M	N/A	N/A

Is TXP or UPL more profitable?

Upland Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Touchstone Exploration's net margin of -27.43%. Upland Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Touchstone Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstone Exploration	-27.43%	-18.11%	-5.64%
Upland Resources	N/A	N/A	-129.43%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TXP or UPL?

13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.8% of Upland Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Touchstone Exploration and Upland Resources tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.