AAV vs. CPG, WCP, PSK, ERF, POU, BTE, PEY, ATH, NVA, and VET
Should you be buying Advantage Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Advantage Energy include Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NuVista Energy (NVA), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Advantage Energy (TSE:AAV) and Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.
42.6% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Advantage Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Advantage Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Crescent Point Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Advantage Energy and 3 mentions for Crescent Point Energy. Crescent Point Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Advantage Energy's score of 1.05 indicating that Crescent Point Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Advantage Energy has a net margin of 18.74% compared to Crescent Point Energy's net margin of -1.65%. Advantage Energy's return on equity of 6.06% beat Crescent Point Energy's return on equity.
Crescent Point Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Advantage Energy. Advantage Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crescent Point Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Crescent Point Energy received 510 more outperform votes than Advantage Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.58% of users gave Crescent Point Energy an outperform vote while only 66.99% of users gave Advantage Energy an outperform vote.
Advantage Energy has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.84, suggesting that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Advantage Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$12.73, indicating a potential upside of 9.25%. Crescent Point Energy has a consensus price target of C$14.80, indicating a potential upside of 28.58%. Given Crescent Point Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crescent Point Energy is more favorable than Advantage Energy.
Summary
Crescent Point Energy beats Advantage Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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