Contrasting Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) and Indra Sistemas (OTCMKTS:ISMAY)

Indra Sistemas (OTCMKTS:ISMAY) and Kolibri Global Energy (NASDAQ:KGEI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Indra Sistemas and Kolibri Global Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Indra Sistemas	$4.70 billion	1.06	$222.68 million	$0.85	16.55
Kolibri Global Energy	$120.20 million	2.33	$19.28 million	$0.48	16.47

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

Profitability

This table compares Indra Sistemas and Kolibri Global Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Indra Sistemas	5.17%	20.81%	5.15%
Kolibri Global Energy	31.60%	9.18%	7.03%

Risk and Volatility

Indra Sistemas has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kolibri Global Energy has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Indra Sistemas and Kolibri Global Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Indra Sistemas	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kolibri Global Energy	0	0	1	0	3.00

Kolibri Global Energy has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.15%. Given Kolibri Global Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kolibri Global Energy is more favorable than Indra Sistemas.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.3% of Kolibri Global Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Indra Sistemas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

About Indra Sistemas

Indra Sistemas, S.A. operates as a technology and consulting company for aerospace, defense, and mobility business worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Defence, Air Traffic, Mobility, and Minsait. It offers Mova Consulting for planing and designing transport infrastructures; Mova Collect for ticketing, tolling, and back office applications; Mova Traffic for building traffic management and control solutions; Mova Protect for protection of businesses and people; Mova Experience; Mova Comms for connecting the transportation ecosystem with personalized communication solutions; Mova Care that provides infrastructure operation and maintenance, technology operation and maintenance, and transportation services operation and maintenance; and In-Mova Space, a technological mobility and infrastructure management platform. The company also provides Indra Air Automation; Indra Air Communication; Indra Air Navigation; Indra Air Surveillance; Indra Air Drones; Indra Air Information; and Indra Air Services for air traffic applications. In addition, the company offers defence and security solutions, including Platforms, defence systems, security, cyberdefence, space technologies applied to military operations, military and civilian training solutions, and logistics and maintenance services; and other technological solutions for public administration, industry and consumption, financial services, energy, and telco and media sectors. Indra Sistemas, S.A. was founded in 1921 and is based in Alcobendas, Spain.

About Kolibri Global Energy

Kolibri Global Energy Inc. engages in the finding and exploiting oil, gas, and clean and sustainable energy in the United States. It sells crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company was formerly known as BNK Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Kolibri Global Energy Inc. in November 2020. Kolibri Global Energy Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.