TPZ vs. GEI, KEY, ALA, PEY, ATH, NVA, VET, PXT, DML, and BTE
Should you be buying Topaz Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Topaz Energy include Gibson Energy (GEI), Keyera (KEY), AltaGas (ALA), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NuVista Energy (NVA), Vermilion Energy (VET), Parex Resources (PXT), Denison Mines (DML), and Baytex Energy (BTE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Topaz Energy (TSE:TPZ) and Gibson Energy (TSE:GEI) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
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 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 pays an annual dividend of C$1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. 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 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. Gibson Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
Topaz Energy has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Gibson Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Topaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gibson Energy and 0 mentions for Topaz Energy. Gibson Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Topaz Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Gibson Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
20.3% of Topaz Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.7% of Topaz Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by 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.
Topaz Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$26.88, indicating a potential upside of 20.19%. Gibson Energy has a consensus price target of C$25.63, indicating a potential upside of 12.74%. Given Topaz Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Topaz Energy is more favorable than Gibson Energy.
Summary
Gibson Energy beats Topaz Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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