Touchstone Exploration (TXP) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TXP or SEI?

Touchstone Exploration has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sintana Energy has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TXP or SEI more profitable?

Sintana Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Touchstone Exploration's net margin of -20.31%. Touchstone Exploration's return on equity of -19.06% beat Sintana Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstone Exploration	-20.31%	-19.06%	-5.64%
Sintana Energy	N/A	-35.50%	-14.58%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TXP or SEI?

Touchstone Exploration has higher revenue and earnings than Sintana Energy. Sintana Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Touchstone 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
Touchstone Exploration	C$30.80M	2.27	-C$6.26M	-C$0.05	-7.93
Sintana Energy	N/A	N/A	-C$10.05M	-C$0.03	-27.86

Does the media prefer TXP or SEI?

In the previous week, Sintana Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Touchstone Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sintana Energy and 0 mentions for Touchstone Exploration. Touchstone Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Sintana Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstone Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstone Exploration	Positive
Sintana Energy	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TXP or SEI?

Touchstone Exploration received 75 more outperform votes than Sintana Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.21% of users gave Sintana Energy an outperform vote while only 67.86% of users gave Touchstone Exploration an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Touchstone Exploration	Outperform Votes 152 67.86%	Underperform Votes 72 32.14%
Sintana Energy	Outperform Votes 77 80.21%	Underperform Votes 19 19.79%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TXP or SEI?

13.1% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sintana Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Touchstone Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Sintana Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Touchstone Exploration beats Sintana Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.