Tenaz Energy (TNZ) Competitors

Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) and Tenaz Energy (TSE:TNZ) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media refer more to HWX or TNZ?

In the previous week, Headwater Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than Tenaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Headwater Exploration and 0 mentions for Tenaz Energy. Tenaz Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Headwater Exploration's score of -0.20 indicating that Tenaz Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Headwater Exploration	Neutral
Tenaz Energy	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, HWX or TNZ?

Headwater Exploration has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenaz Energy has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HWX or TNZ?

Headwater Exploration received 37 more outperform votes than Tenaz Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.53% of users gave Headwater Exploration an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave Tenaz Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Headwater Exploration	Outperform Votes 42 57.53%	Underperform Votes 31 42.47%
Tenaz Energy	Outperform Votes 5 55.56%	Underperform Votes 4 44.44%

Is HWX or TNZ more profitable?

Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 35.52% compared to Tenaz Energy's net margin of 2.83%. Headwater Exploration's return on equity of 28.63% beat Tenaz Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Headwater Exploration	35.52%	28.63%	17.83%
Tenaz Energy	2.83%	1.90%	-2.17%

Do analysts recommend HWX or TNZ?

Headwater Exploration presently has a consensus target price of C$9.54, suggesting a potential upside of 56.42%. Tenaz Energy has a consensus target price of C$20.25, suggesting a potential upside of 60.21%. Given Tenaz Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tenaz Energy is more favorable than Headwater Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Headwater Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Tenaz Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HWX or TNZ?

Headwater Exploration has higher revenue and earnings than Tenaz Energy. Headwater Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tenaz 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
Headwater Exploration	C$518.46M	2.79	C$184.15M	C$0.78	7.82
Tenaz Energy	C$66.53M	5.32	C$1.88M	C$0.07	190.63

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HWX or TNZ?

32.4% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Tenaz Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Tenaz Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Headwater Exploration beats Tenaz Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.