ERF vs. PSK, WCP, POU, CPG, BTE, SCR, PEY, MEG, ATH, and VET
Should you be buying Enerplus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enerplus include PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Paramount Resources (POU), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Baytex Energy (BTE), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), MEG Energy (MEG), Athabasca Oil (ATH), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Enerplus (TSE:ERF) and PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Enerplus has higher revenue and earnings than PrairieSky Royalty. Enerplus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrairieSky Royalty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Enerplus currently has a consensus target price of C$24.36, suggesting a potential downside of 13.08%. PrairieSky Royalty has a consensus target price of C$27.30, suggesting a potential upside of 3.06%. Given PrairieSky Royalty's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PrairieSky Royalty is more favorable than Enerplus.
Enerplus pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Enerplus pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PrairieSky Royalty pays out 109.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
PrairieSky Royalty has a net margin of 45.90% compared to Enerplus' net margin of 26.04%. Enerplus' return on equity of 32.27% beat PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity.
In the previous week, Enerplus had 4 more articles in the media than PrairieSky Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Enerplus and 0 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty. Enerplus' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat PrairieSky Royalty's score of 0.00 indicating that Enerplus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Enerplus received 333 more outperform votes than PrairieSky Royalty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.53% of users gave Enerplus an outperform vote while only 61.85% of users gave PrairieSky Royalty an outperform vote.
67.9% of Enerplus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.7% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Enerplus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Enerplus has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its share price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Enerplus beats PrairieSky Royalty on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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