Frontera Energy (FEC) Competitors

Kelt Exploration (TSE:KEL) and Frontera Energy (TSE:FEC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KEL or FEC?

Frontera Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kelt Exploration. Frontera Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kelt Exploration, 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
Kelt Exploration	C$425.93M	3.12	C$55.90M	C$0.28	23.78
Frontera Energy	C$743.89M	0.46	C$63.72M	C$1.59	3.82

Does the media favor KEL or FEC?

In the previous week, Frontera Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Kelt Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Frontera Energy and 1 mentions for Kelt Exploration. Frontera Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Kelt Exploration's score of 0.96 indicating that Frontera Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kelt Exploration	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Frontera Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KEL or FEC more profitable?

Kelt Exploration has a net margin of 13.12% compared to Frontera Energy's net margin of 8.57%. Kelt Exploration's return on equity of 5.40% beat Frontera Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kelt Exploration	13.12%	5.40%	4.72%
Frontera Energy	8.57%	5.40%	3.95%

Do analysts prefer KEL or FEC?

Kelt Exploration currently has a consensus target price of C$9.88, indicating a potential upside of 47.17%. Given Kelt Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kelt Exploration is more favorable than Frontera Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kelt Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Frontera Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KEL or FEC?

31.4% of Kelt Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.2% of Frontera Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Kelt Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Frontera Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, KEL or FEC?

Kelt Exploration has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontera Energy has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kelt Exploration beats Frontera Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.