TPZ vs. ALA, KEY, GEI, KML, TWM, ENB, TRP, PPL, MEG, and SCR
Should you be buying Topaz Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Topaz Energy include AltaGas (ALA), Keyera (KEY), Gibson Energy (GEI), Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) (KML), Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure (TWM), Enbridge (ENB), TC Energy (TRP), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), MEG Energy (MEG), and Strathcona Resources (SCR).
AltaGas (TSE:ALA) and Topaz Energy (TSE:TPZ) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
AltaGas has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Topaz Energy has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
34.1% of AltaGas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of Topaz Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of AltaGas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.7% of Topaz Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
AltaGas has higher revenue and earnings than Topaz Energy. AltaGas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Topaz Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, AltaGas had 7 more articles in the media than Topaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AltaGas and 3 mentions for Topaz Energy. AltaGas' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Topaz Energy's score of 0.20 indicating that Topaz Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
AltaGas currently has a consensus price target of C$35.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.50%. Topaz Energy has a consensus price target of C$26.88, indicating a potential upside of 17.72%. Given AltaGas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Topaz Energy is more favorable than AltaGas.
Topaz Energy has a net margin of 14.29% compared to Topaz Energy's net margin of 5.03%. Topaz Energy's return on equity of 7.93% beat AltaGas' return on equity.
AltaGas pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Topaz Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. AltaGas pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Topaz Energy pays out 400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
AltaGas received 501 more outperform votes than Topaz Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.05% of users gave AltaGas an outperform vote while only 61.96% of users gave Topaz Energy an outperform vote.
Summary
AltaGas and Topaz Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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