Coloured Ties Capital (OTCMKTS:APEOF) versus Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA) Head to Head Review

Coloured Ties Capital (OTCMKTS:APEOF) and Houston American Energy (NYSE:HUSA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Coloured Ties Capital has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houston American Energy has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Coloured Ties Capital and Houston American Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coloured Ties Capital	0	0	0	0	N/A
Houston American Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.2% of Houston American Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Houston American Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Coloured Ties Capital and Houston American Energy’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coloured Ties Capital	N/A	N/A	$3.02 million	$0.03	6.67
Houston American Energy	$790,000.00	22.10	-$3.21 million	($0.30)	-5.33

Coloured Ties Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Houston American Energy. Houston American Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coloured Ties Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Coloured Ties Capital and Houston American Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coloured Ties Capital	N/A	-4.84%	-4.21%
Houston American Energy	-404.41%	-2.72%	-2.62%

About Coloured Ties Capital

Coloured Ties Capital Inc. is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in equity, debt, and convertible securities in all sectors of the junior capital markets, which may be held for both long-term capital appreciation and shorter-term gains. It invests in companies in the junior resources and breakthrough and disruptive technologies. The firm engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. It holds 100% interest in the Cadillac-Pontiac Lithium belt comprises 108 claims located southwest of Val-d'Or, Canada. The company was formerly known as GrowMax Resources Corp. and changed its name to Coloured Ties Capital Inc. in November 2021. Coloured Ties Capital Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Houston American Energy

Houston American Energy Corp., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and condensate in the United States. Its principal properties are located primarily in the Texas Permian Basin, the South American country of Colombia, and the onshore Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast region. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Houston, Texas.