Upland Resources (UPL) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, UPL or ZPHR?

Upland Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zephyr Energy. Zephyr Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upland Resources, 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
Upland Resources	N/A	N/A	-£2.06M	-£0.15	-6.89
Zephyr Energy	£29.45M	2.17	-£5.26M	-£0.20	-14.87

Do institutionals and insiders believe in UPL or ZPHR?

13.6% of Zephyr Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 33.8% of Upland Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Zephyr Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is UPL or ZPHR more profitable?

Upland Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Zephyr Energy's net margin of -17.86%. Zephyr Energy's return on equity of -6.30% beat Upland Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upland Resources	N/A	-435.73%	-129.43%
Zephyr Energy	-17.86%	-6.30%	-1.00%

Do analysts prefer UPL or ZPHR?

Zephyr Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 11, indicating a potential upside of 267.52%. Given Zephyr Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zephyr Energy is more favorable than Upland Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upland Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Zephyr Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, UPL or ZPHR?

Upland Resources has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zephyr Energy has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor UPL or ZPHR?

In the previous week, Upland Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Zephyr Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Upland Resources	Neutral
Zephyr Energy	Neutral

Summary

Zephyr Energy beats Upland Resources on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.