Crew Energy (TSE:CR) and Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (CVE:EOG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Crew Energy and Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Crew Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Crew Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 134.6%. Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of C$0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 165.4%. Crew Energy pays out -104.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas pays out -4,466.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Crew Energy and Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Crew Energy | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Crew Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$1.38, suggesting a potential upside of 32.48%. Given Crew Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Crew Energy is more favorable than Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Crew Energy and Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Crew Energy | C$132.99 million | 1.18 | C$-202,583,880.00 | C($1.34) | -0.78 |
| Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas | C$41,779.00 | 1,790.44 | C$-2,770,470.00 | C($0.02) | -27.00 |
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crew Energy. Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crew Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas beats Crew Energy on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
