Obsidian Energy (OTCMKTS:OBELF) vs. Portage Biotech (NASDAQ:PRTG) Head-To-Head Comparison

Portage Biotech (NASDAQ:PRTG – Get Rating) and Obsidian Energy (OTCMKTS:OBELF – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Portage Biotech and Obsidian Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portage Biotech	N/A	-10.34%	-8.58%
Obsidian Energy	99.13%	78.07%	35.32%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Portage Biotech and Obsidian Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Portage Biotech	0	0	3	0	3.00
Obsidian Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A

Portage Biotech presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 546.26%. Given Portage Biotech’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Portage Biotech is more favorable than Obsidian Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.7% of Portage Biotech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 42.1% of Portage Biotech shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Portage Biotech and Obsidian Energy’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Portage Biotech	N/A	N/A	-$16.87 million	($1.18)	-2.49
Obsidian Energy	$220.00 million	2.10	-$576.07 million	$4.17	1.37

Portage Biotech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Obsidian Energy. Portage Biotech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Obsidian Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Portage Biotech has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Obsidian Energy has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Obsidian Energy beats Portage Biotech on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Portage Biotech

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Portage Biotech Inc., together with its subsidiaries, researches and develops pharmaceutical and biotechnology products. The company's product includes IMM60, an iNKT cell activator; IMM65, a PLGA-nanoparticle combined with a NY-ESO-1 peptide vaccine; TT-10, an adenosine receptor type 2A (A2A) inhibitor to treat A2A expressing solid tumors; TT-4, an adenosine receptor type 2B (A2B) inhibitor to treat solid tumors; TT-53, an A2A/A2B inhibitor to treat solid tumors; TT-3, an A2B inhibitor to treat colorectal and gastrointestinal cancers; and NT230-6 that is in Phase I/II clinical trials for the treatment of tumors. It also provides Nanolipogel (NLG) co-formulation platform for delivery of DNA aptamers and certain aptamer-small molecule-based combination products; and STING agonist platform, a proprietary immune priming and boosting technology, offers various ways to target immune stimulation towards the cancer, as well as to co-deliver various signals in a single product. The company is based in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

About Obsidian Energy

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Obsidian Energy Ltd. is an exploration and production company. The firm engages in exploring, developing, and holds interests in oil and natural gas properties and related production infrastructure in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin directly and through investments in securities of subsidiaries holding such interests. Its property portfolio includes Cardium, Viking, and Peace River. The company was founded on December 27, 1979 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.