NVA vs. MEG, SCR, CPG, WCP, PSK, ERF, POU, BTE, PEY, and ATH
Should you be buying NuVista Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NuVista Energy include MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), and Athabasca Oil (ATH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
NuVista Energy (TSE:NVA) and MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
MEG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than NuVista Energy. NuVista Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEG Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NuVista Energy has a beta of 2.83, suggesting that its stock price is 183% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MEG Energy has a beta of 3.12, suggesting that its stock price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NuVista Energy received 350 more outperform votes than MEG Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.94% of users gave NuVista Energy an outperform vote while only 56.95% of users gave MEG Energy an outperform vote.
NuVista Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$15.03, indicating a potential upside of 10.58%. MEG Energy has a consensus target price of C$33.09, indicating a potential upside of 9.03%. Given NuVista Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NuVista Energy is more favorable than MEG Energy.
In the previous week, NuVista Energy had 1 more articles in the media than MEG Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NuVista Energy and 2 mentions for MEG Energy. NuVista Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat MEG Energy's score of 0.71 indicating that NuVista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
24.8% of NuVista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.4% of MEG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 20.2% of NuVista Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
NuVista Energy has a net margin of 26.88% compared to MEG Energy's net margin of 10.58%. NuVista Energy's return on equity of 15.57% beat MEG Energy's return on equity.
Summary
NuVista Energy beats MEG Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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