Financial Contrast: Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) versus FEC Resources (OTCMKTS:FECOF)

Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) and FEC Resources (OTCMKTS:FECOF) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Advantage Energy and FEC Resources’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advantage Energy	$400.81 million	3.08	$75.26 million	$0.42	17.60
FEC Resources	N/A	N/A	-$190,000.00	N/A	N/A

Advantage Energy has higher revenue and earnings than FEC Resources.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.9% of Advantage Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of FEC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Profitability

This table compares Advantage Energy and FEC Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Energy	18.36%	6.10%	4.14%
FEC Resources	N/A	-10.32%	-7.85%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Advantage Energy and FEC Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Energy	0	1	1	0	2.50
FEC Resources	0	0	0	0	N/A

Advantage Energy presently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.85%. Given Advantage Energy’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Advantage Energy is more favorable than FEC Resources.

Volatility & Risk

Advantage Energy has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FEC Resources has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Advantage Energy beats FEC Resources on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Advantage Energy

Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About FEC Resources

FEC Resources Inc. engages in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties in the Philippines. The company, through its 6.8% interest in Forum Energy Limited, primarily owns a 70% interest in the GSEC101 offshore license covering an area of approximately 10,360 square kilometers located to the northwest of the Philippine Island of Palawan. FEC Resources Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. FEC Resources Inc. operates as a subsidiary of PXP Energy Corporation.