Kolibri Global Energy (KGEI) Competitors

Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) and Granite Ridge Resources (NYSE:GRNT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend KGEI or GRNT?

Kolibri Global Energy presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 76.85%. Granite Ridge Resources has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.32%. Given Kolibri Global Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kolibri Global Energy is more favorable than Granite Ridge Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kolibri Global Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media favor KGEI or GRNT?

In the previous week, Kolibri Global Energy and Kolibri Global Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Granite Ridge Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Kolibri Global Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Granite Ridge Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kolibri Global Energy	Neutral
Granite Ridge Resources	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KGEI or GRNT?

27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KGEI or GRNT?

Granite Ridge Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Kolibri Global Energy. Kolibri Global Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Granite Ridge 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
Kolibri Global Energy	$58.52M	3.77	$18.11M	$0.57	10.91
Granite Ridge Resources	$380.03M	1.84	$18.76M	$0.09	59.39

Is KGEI or GRNT more profitable?

Kolibri Global Energy has a net margin of 33.85% compared to Granite Ridge Resources' net margin of 2.98%. Granite Ridge Resources' return on equity of 13.46% beat Kolibri Global Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kolibri Global Energy	33.85%	10.44%	8.02%
Granite Ridge Resources	2.98%	13.46%	8.41%

Which has more risk and volatility, KGEI or GRNT?

Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of 0.06, meaning that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Granite Ridge Resources beats Kolibri Global Energy on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.