Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) Competitors

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

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

31.6% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Granite Ridge Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer GRNT or GTE?

Granite Ridge Resources presently has a consensus target price of $7.60, suggesting a potential upside of 19.50%. Gran Tierra Energy has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.84%. Given Gran Tierra Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gran Tierra Energy is more favorable than Granite Ridge Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Granite Ridge Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Gran Tierra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GRNT or GTE?

Granite Ridge Resources and Gran Tierra Energy both received 4 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Granite Ridge Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Granite Ridge Resources	Outperform Votes 4 57.14%	Underperform Votes 3 42.86%
Gran Tierra Energy	Outperform Votes 4 80.00%	Underperform Votes 1 20.00%

Which has more risk and volatility, GRNT or GTE?

Granite Ridge Resources has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GRNT or GTE?

Granite Ridge Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gran Tierra Energy. Gran Tierra 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
Granite Ridge Resources	$394.07M	2.11	$81.10M	$0.36	17.67
Gran Tierra Energy	$636.96M	0.33	-$6.29M	$1.43	4.76

Does the media favor GRNT or GTE?

In the previous week, Gran Tierra Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Granite Ridge Resources. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy and 4 mentions for Granite Ridge Resources. Gran Tierra Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Granite Ridge Resources' score of 0.54 indicating that Gran Tierra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Granite Ridge Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gran Tierra Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GRNT or GTE more profitable?

Granite Ridge Resources has a net margin of 12.59% compared to Gran Tierra Energy's net margin of 7.17%. Granite Ridge Resources' return on equity of 11.58% beat Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Granite Ridge Resources	12.59%	11.58%	7.89%
Gran Tierra Energy	7.17%	11.36%	3.28%

Summary

Granite Ridge Resources and Gran Tierra Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.