Contrasting Trillion Energy International (OTCMKTS:TCFF) and Altex Industries (OTCMKTS:ALTX)

Altex Industries (OTCMKTS:ALTX) and Trillion Energy International (OTCMKTS:TCFF) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Altex Industries has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trillion Energy International has a beta of 3.51, suggesting that its stock price is 251% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Altex Industries and Trillion Energy International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altex Industries	0	0	1	0	3.00
Trillion Energy International	0	0	0	0	N/A

Altex Industries currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23,729.79%.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Altex Industries and Trillion Energy International’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Altex Industries	$30,000.00	88.91	-$130,000.00	N/A	N/A
Trillion Energy International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Trillion Energy International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Altex Industries.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Trillion Energy International shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.8% of Altex Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Trillion Energy International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Altex Industries and Trillion Energy International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altex Industries	-333.33%	-7.10%	-3.45%
Trillion Energy International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Trillion Energy International beats Altex Industries on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Altex Industries

Altex Industries, Inc., through its subsidiary, Altex Oil Corporation, owns interests in productive onshore oil and gas properties located in Utah and Wyoming. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

About Trillion Energy International

Trillion Energy International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration, and production company in Bulgaria and Turkey. It owns Cendere oil and South Akcakoca Sub-Basin gas producing assets in Turkey; and a coal bed methane exploration license in Bulgaria, as well as Derecik oil exploration property covering an area of 42,833 hectares located in the south west Turkey. The company was formerly known as Park Place Energy Inc. and changed its name to Trillion Energy International Inc. in April 2019. Trillion Energy International Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.