Sanchez Energy (OTCMKTS:SNEC – Get Free Report) and Gran Tierra Energy (NYSE:GTE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.6% of Sanchez Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of Sanchez Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Sanchez Energy and Gran Tierra Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sanchez Energy | 2.22% | -18.15% | 3.09% |
| Gran Tierra Energy | 7.17% | 11.36% | 3.28% |
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Sanchez Energy and Gran Tierra Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sanchez Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Gran Tierra Energy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Given Sanchez Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sanchez Energy is more favorable than Gran Tierra Energy.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Sanchez Energy and Gran Tierra Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sanchez Energy | $1.06 billion | 0.00 | $85.21 million | N/A | N/A |
| Gran Tierra Energy | $614.07 million | 0.27 | -$6.29 million | ($2.51) | -1.87 |
Sanchez Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Gran Tierra Energy.
Summary
Gran Tierra Energy beats Sanchez Energy on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sanchez Energy
Sanchez Energy Corporation, an independent exploration and production company, focuses on the acquisition and development of onshore unconventional oil and natural gas resources in the United States. It engages in the horizontal development of resources from the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas. It also holds an undeveloped acreage position in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) in Mississippi and Louisiana. As of December 31, 2018, the company had assembled approximately 271,000 net acres in the Eagle Ford Shale; and owned approximately 34,000 net acres in the TMS. Sanchez Energy Corporation was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Gran Tierra Energy
Gran Tierra Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties in Colombia and Ecuador. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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