Rubellite Energy (RBY) Competitors

Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) and Rubellite Energy (TSE:RBY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SGY or RBY?

5.2% of Surge Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Rubellite Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Surge Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.8% of Rubellite Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SGY or RBY?

Surge Energy received 310 more outperform votes than Rubellite Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.33% of users gave Surge Energy an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Rubellite Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Surge Energy	Outperform Votes 325 66.33%	Underperform Votes 165 33.67%
Rubellite Energy	Outperform Votes 15 42.86%	Underperform Votes 20 57.14%

Does the media refer more to SGY or RBY?

In the previous week, Rubellite Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Surge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rubellite Energy and 1 mentions for Surge Energy. Rubellite Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Surge Energy's score of 0.28 indicating that Rubellite Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Surge Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rubellite Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate SGY or RBY?

Surge Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$11.43, suggesting a potential upside of 94.36%. Rubellite Energy has a consensus target price of C$3.62, suggesting a potential upside of 57.25%. Given Surge Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Surge Energy is more favorable than Rubellite Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Surge Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Rubellite Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SGY or RBY?

Rubellite Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Surge Energy. Surge Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rubellite Energy, 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
Surge Energy	C$570.31M	1.03	-C$81.42M	C$1.62	3.63
Rubellite Energy	C$106.10M	1.47	C$21.68M	C$0.34	6.76

Is SGY or RBY more profitable?

Rubellite Energy has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Surge Energy's net margin of -14.28%. Rubellite Energy's return on equity of 11.06% beat Surge Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surge Energy	-14.28%	-10.03%	2.75%
Rubellite Energy	20.43%	11.06%	8.78%

Which has more risk & volatility, SGY or RBY?

Surge Energy has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubellite Energy has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rubellite Energy beats Surge Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.