Genesis Land Development (GDC) Competitors

Genesis Land Development (TSE:GDC) and Total Energy Services (TSE:TOT) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Is GDC or TOT more profitable?

Genesis Land Development has a net margin of 9.14% compared to Total Energy Services' net margin of 4.90%. Genesis Land Development's return on equity of 10.16% beat Total Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genesis Land Development	9.14%	10.16%	4.71%
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.83%	5.48%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GDC or TOT?

Total Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Genesis Land Development. Genesis Land Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Total Energy Services, 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
Genesis Land Development	C$276.06M	0.85	C$25.24M	C$0.45	9.16
Total Energy Services	C$863.79M	0.52	C$42.34M	C$1.05	11.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GDC or TOT?

9.8% of Genesis Land Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.4% of Genesis Land Development shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, GDC or TOT?

Genesis Land Development has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Total Energy Services has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GDC or TOT?

Total Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.52%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Total Energy Services is more favorable than Genesis Land Development.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genesis Land Development	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Total Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to GDC or TOT?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 14 more articles in the media than Genesis Land Development. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Total Energy Services and 1 mentions for Genesis Land Development. Genesis Land Development's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Total Energy Services' score of 0.05 indicating that Genesis Land Development is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genesis Land Development	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Total Energy Services	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GDC or TOT?

Total Energy Services received 191 more outperform votes than Genesis Land Development when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.41% of users gave Genesis Land Development an outperform vote while only 56.28% of users gave Total Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genesis Land Development	Outperform Votes 78 63.41%	Underperform Votes 45 36.59%
Total Energy Services	Outperform Votes 269 56.28%	Underperform Votes 209 43.72%

Summary

Total Energy Services beats Genesis Land Development on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.