GEI vs. TPZ, KEY, ALA, BTE, PEY, POU, ATH, NVA, VET, and PXT
Should you be buying Gibson Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gibson Energy include Topaz Energy (TPZ), Keyera (KEY), AltaGas (ALA), Baytex Energy (BTE), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Paramount Resources (POU), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NuVista Energy (NVA), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Parex Resources (PXT). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Gibson Energy (TSE:GEI) and Topaz Energy (TSE:TPZ) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Topaz Energy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Gibson Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Topaz Energy. Gibson Energy 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, Gibson Energy had 24 more articles in the media than Topaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Gibson Energy and 9 mentions for Topaz Energy. Topaz Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Gibson Energy's score of 0.33 indicating that Topaz Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Topaz Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Gibson Energy pays out 116.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Topaz Energy pays out 387.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gibson Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
52.1% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of Topaz Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.7% of Topaz Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Gibson Energy received 342 more outperform votes than Topaz Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.96% of users gave Topaz Energy an outperform vote while only 52.23% of users gave Gibson Energy an outperform vote.
Topaz Energy has a net margin of 14.62% compared to Gibson Energy's net margin of 1.95%. Gibson Energy's return on equity of 28.84% beat Topaz Energy's return on equity.
Gibson Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$25.63, suggesting a potential upside of 15.69%. Topaz Energy has a consensus target price of C$26.88, suggesting a potential upside of 20.14%. Given Topaz Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Topaz Energy is more favorable than Gibson Energy.
Summary
Gibson Energy beats Topaz Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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