Canacol Energy (CNE) Competitors

Canacol Energy (TSE:CNE) and Sintana Energy (CVE:SEI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, CNE or SEI?

Canacol Energy has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sintana Energy has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNE or SEI?

23.5% of Canacol Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sintana Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Canacol Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Sintana Energy shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to CNE or SEI?

In the previous week, Sintana Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Canacol Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sintana Energy and 1 mentions for Canacol Energy. Canacol Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Sintana Energy's score of 0.67 indicating that Canacol Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canacol Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sintana Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CNE or SEI?

Canacol Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$6.75, indicating a potential upside of 83.92%. Given Canacol Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Canacol Energy is more favorable than Sintana Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canacol Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Sintana Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CNE or SEI more profitable?

Canacol Energy has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Sintana Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Canacol Energy's return on equity of 3.50% beat Sintana Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canacol Energy	3.45%	3.50%	8.32%
Sintana Energy	N/A	-27.06%	-14.58%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CNE or SEI?

Canacol Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sintana Energy. Sintana Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canacol 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
Canacol Energy	C$339.87M	0.37	C$11.73M	C$0.47	7.81
Sintana Energy	N/A	N/A	-C$6.48M	-C$0.02	-57.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNE or SEI?

Canacol Energy received 258 more outperform votes than Sintana Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.21% of users gave Sintana Energy an outperform vote while only 70.97% of users gave Canacol Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canacol Energy	Outperform Votes 335 70.97%	Underperform Votes 137 29.03%
Sintana Energy	Outperform Votes 77 80.21%	Underperform Votes 19 19.79%

Summary

Canacol Energy beats Sintana Energy on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.