STEP Energy Services (STEP) Competitors

Callidus Capital (TSE:CBL) and STEP Energy Services (TSE:STEP) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor CBL or STEP?

In the previous week, Callidus Capital had 1 more articles in the media than STEP Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Callidus Capital and 0 mentions for STEP Energy Services. Callidus Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat STEP Energy Services' score of -0.31 indicating that Callidus Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Callidus Capital	Positive
STEP Energy Services	Neutral

Do analysts rate CBL or STEP?

STEP Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$5.04, indicating a potential upside of 9.13%. Given STEP Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe STEP Energy Services is more favorable than Callidus Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Callidus Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
STEP Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CBL or STEP?

58.3% of STEP Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of STEP Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CBL or STEP?

STEP Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Callidus Capital. Callidus Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STEP 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
Callidus Capital	C$181.78M	6.88	-C$240.42M	-C$4.21	-5.20
STEP Energy Services	C$1.00B	0.33	C$41.05M	C$0.58	8.00

Is CBL or STEP more profitable?

STEP Energy Services has a net margin of 4.10% compared to Callidus Capital's net margin of 0.00%. STEP Energy Services' return on equity of 10.51% beat Callidus Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Callidus Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
STEP Energy Services	4.10%	10.51%	9.15%

Summary

STEP Energy Services beats Callidus Capital on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.