Enterprise Group (E) Competitors

Enterprise Group (TSE:E) and Coelacanth Energy (CVE:CEI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, E or CEI?

Enterprise Group has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coelacanth Energy has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer E or CEI?

Enterprise Group presently has a consensus price target of C$2.66, indicating a potential upside of 86.01%. Coelacanth Energy has a consensus price target of C$1.10, indicating a potential upside of 34.15%. Given Enterprise Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Enterprise Group is more favorable than Coelacanth Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enterprise Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Coelacanth Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.75

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, E or CEI?

Enterprise Group has higher revenue and earnings than Coelacanth Energy. Coelacanth Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enterprise Group, 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
Enterprise Group	C$47.20M	2.33	C$7.94M	C$0.10	13.93
Coelacanth Energy	C$11.72M	37.13	-C$6.75M	-C$0.01	-64.47

Is E or CEI more profitable?

Enterprise Group has a net margin of 16.81% compared to Coelacanth Energy's net margin of -57.60%. Enterprise Group's return on equity of 12.38% beat Coelacanth Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enterprise Group	16.81%	12.38%	9.17%
Coelacanth Energy	-57.60%	-3.93%	-3.98%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in E or CEI?

0.2% of Enterprise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.9% of Coelacanth Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.6% of Enterprise Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of Coelacanth Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer E or CEI?

In the previous week, Coelacanth Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Enterprise Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Coelacanth Energy and 5 mentions for Enterprise Group. Coelacanth Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Enterprise Group's score of 0.15 indicating that Coelacanth Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enterprise Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Coelacanth Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Enterprise Group beats Coelacanth Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.