Geodrill (GEO) Competitors

Geodrill (TSE:GEO) and Temple Hotels (TSE:TPH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is GEO or TPH more profitable?

Geodrill has a net margin of 2.02% compared to Temple Hotels' net margin of 0.00%. Geodrill's return on equity of 2.27% beat Temple Hotels' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geodrill	2.02%	2.27%	4.05%
Temple Hotels	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer GEO or TPH?

In the previous week, Geodrill had 3 more articles in the media than Temple Hotels. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Geodrill and 0 mentions for Temple Hotels. Geodrill's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Temple Hotels' score of 0.00 indicating that Geodrill is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Geodrill	Neutral
Temple Hotels	Neutral

Do analysts prefer GEO or TPH?

Geodrill presently has a consensus target price of C$2.25, suggesting a potential downside of 28.80%. Given Temple Hotels' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Temple Hotels is more favorable than Geodrill.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geodrill	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Temple Hotels	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GEO or TPH?

Geodrill and Temple Hotels both received 162 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 65.06% of users gave Temple Hotels an outperform vote while only 64.80% of users gave Geodrill an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Geodrill	Outperform Votes 162 64.80%	Underperform Votes 88 35.20%
Temple Hotels	Outperform Votes 162 65.06%	Underperform Votes 87 34.94%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GEO or TPH?

24.9% of Geodrill shares are held by institutional investors. 41.1% of Geodrill shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GEO or TPH?

Geodrill has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Temple Hotels. Temple Hotels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Geodrill, 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
Geodrill	C$136.20M	1.09	C$2.76M	C$0.08	39.50
Temple Hotels	C$156.55M	0.00	-C$84.14M	-C$1.12	N/A

Summary

Geodrill beats Temple Hotels on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.