InPlay Oil (IPO) Competitors

InPlay Oil (TSE:IPO) and Valeura Energy (TSE:VLE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IPO or VLE?

1.5% of InPlay Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Valeura Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.3% of InPlay Oil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Valeura 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 MarketBeat Community favor IPO or VLE?

InPlay Oil received 3 more outperform votes than Valeura Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.11% of users gave Valeura Energy an outperform vote while only 64.73% of users gave InPlay Oil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
InPlay Oil	Outperform Votes 156 64.73%	Underperform Votes 85 35.27%
Valeura Energy	Outperform Votes 153 67.11%	Underperform Votes 75 32.89%

Is IPO or VLE more profitable?

Valeura Energy has a net margin of 13.30% compared to InPlay Oil's net margin of 12.95%. Valeura Energy's return on equity of 27.14% beat InPlay Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
InPlay Oil	12.95%	6.41%	4.44%
Valeura Energy	13.30%	27.14%	12.90%

Does the media prefer IPO or VLE?

In the previous week, InPlay Oil had 2 more articles in the media than Valeura Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for InPlay Oil and 3 mentions for Valeura Energy. InPlay Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Valeura Energy's score of 0.71 indicating that InPlay Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
InPlay Oil	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Valeura Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, IPO or VLE?

InPlay Oil has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valeura Energy has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IPO or VLE?

Valeura Energy has higher revenue and earnings than InPlay Oil. Valeura Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InPlay Oil, 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
InPlay Oil	C$144.95M	1.02	C$18.77M	C$0.21	7.83
Valeura Energy	C$386.11M	1.43	C$51.34M	C$1.27	6.61

Do analysts rate IPO or VLE?

InPlay Oil presently has a consensus price target of C$3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 98.17%. Valeura Energy has a consensus price target of C$10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 27.67%. Given InPlay Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe InPlay Oil is more favorable than Valeura Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
InPlay Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Valeura Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

Valeura Energy beats InPlay Oil on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.