GEI vs. ALA, KEY, TPZ, KML, TWM, ENB, TRP, PPL, MEG, and SCR
Should you be buying Gibson Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gibson Energy include AltaGas (ALA), Keyera (KEY), Topaz Energy (TPZ), 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).
Gibson Energy (TSE:GEI) and AltaGas (TSE:ALA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, AltaGas had 7 more articles in the media than Gibson Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for AltaGas and 1 mentions for Gibson Energy. Gibson Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat AltaGas' score of 0.61 indicating that Gibson Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
52.4% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of AltaGas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AltaGas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
AltaGas has a net margin of 5.03% compared to Gibson Energy's net margin of 1.39%. Gibson Energy's return on equity of 21.90% beat AltaGas' return on equity.
Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AltaGas has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Gibson Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$25.63, suggesting a potential upside of 13.28%. AltaGas has a consensus target price of C$34.78, suggesting a potential upside of 14.66%. Given AltaGas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AltaGas is more favorable than Gibson Energy.
Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. AltaGas pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Gibson Energy pays out 156.2% 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 pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
AltaGas received 157 more outperform votes than Gibson Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.97% of users gave AltaGas an outperform vote while only 52.23% of users gave Gibson Energy an outperform vote.
AltaGas has higher revenue and earnings than Gibson Energy. AltaGas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibson Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
AltaGas beats Gibson Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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