Financial Contrast: Gibson Energy (OTCMKTS:GBNXF) & Mirage Energy (OTCMKTS:MRGE)

Mirage Energy (OTCMKTS:MRGE) and Gibson Energy (OTCMKTS:GBNXF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Mirage Energy and Gibson Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mirage Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gibson Energy	1.41%	20.55%	3.81%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mirage Energy and Gibson Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mirage Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.16	0.03
Gibson Energy	$8.16 billion	0.32	$158.69 million	$0.78	20.85

Gibson Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Mirage Energy. Mirage Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibson Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.3% of Mirage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Gibson Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 29.6% of Mirage Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Mirage Energy and Gibson Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mirage Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Gibson Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00

Summary

Gibson Energy beats Mirage Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mirage Energy

Mirage Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, focuses on developing an integrated pipeline and natural gas storage facility in Mexico and the United States. The company was formerly known as Bridgewater Platforms Inc. and changed its name to Mirage Energy Corporation in November 2016. Mirage Energy Corporation was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.

About Gibson Energy

Gibson Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the gathering, storage, optimization, processing, and marketing of liquids and refined products in Canada and the United States. It operates through Infrastructure and Marketing segments. The Infrastructure segment operates a network of liquid infrastructure assets that include oil terminals, rail loading and unloading facilities, gathering pipelines, a crude oil processing facility, and other terminals. The Marketing segment purchases, sells, stores, and optimizes hydrocarbon products, including crude oil, natural gas liquids, road asphalt, roofing flux, frac oils, light and heavy straight run distillates, vacuum gas oil, and an oil-based mud product. It serves producers, refiners, marketers, and integrated companies, as well as exploration and production companies. The company was formerly known as Gibson Energy Holdings ULC and changed its name to Gibson Energy Inc. in April 2011. Gibson Energy Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.