Tenaz Energy (TNZ) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer KEL or TNZ?

Kelt Exploration currently has a consensus price target of C$9.64, indicating a potential upside of 37.56%. Tenaz Energy has a consensus price target of C$17.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.44%. Given Kelt Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kelt Exploration is more favorable than Tenaz Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kelt Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tenaz Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, KEL or TNZ?

Kelt Exploration has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tenaz Energy has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer KEL or TNZ?

In the previous week, Kelt Exploration had 2 more articles in the media than Tenaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kelt Exploration and 2 mentions for Tenaz Energy. Kelt Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Tenaz Energy's score of 1.06 indicating that Kelt Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kelt Exploration	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tenaz Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KEL or TNZ more profitable?

Tenaz Energy has a net margin of 40.28% compared to Kelt Exploration's net margin of 16.02%. Tenaz Energy's return on equity of 29.54% beat Kelt Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kelt Exploration	16.02%	6.72%	4.72%
Tenaz Energy	40.28%	29.54%	-2.17%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KEL or TNZ?

31.4% of Kelt Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Tenaz Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Kelt Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Tenaz Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KEL or TNZ?

Kelt Exploration received 561 more outperform votes than Tenaz Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.87% of users gave Kelt Exploration an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Tenaz Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kelt Exploration	Outperform Votes 564 67.87%	Underperform Votes 267 32.13%
Tenaz Energy	Outperform Votes 3 42.86%	Underperform Votes 4 57.14%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KEL or TNZ?

Kelt Exploration has higher revenue and earnings than Tenaz Energy. Tenaz Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kelt Exploration, 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
Kelt Exploration	C$415.74M	3.30	C$66.59M	C$0.33	21.24
Tenaz Energy	C$62.56M	5.90	C$25.20M	C$0.87	15.54

Summary

Kelt Exploration beats Tenaz Energy on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.