CPG vs. SSL, MGY, SM, NOG, ERF, VIST, CRC, CNX, BSM, and VNOM
Should you be buying Crescent Point Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crescent Point Energy include Sasol (SSL), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), SM Energy (SM), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Enerplus (ERF), Vista Energy (VIST), California Resources (CRC), CNX Resources (CNX), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), and Viper Energy (VNOM). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Crescent Point Energy (NYSE:CPG) and Sasol (NYSE:SSL) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk.
Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sasol has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sasol has higher revenue and earnings than Crescent Point Energy.
Crescent Point Energy received 14 more outperform votes than Sasol when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.19% of users gave Crescent Point Energy an outperform vote while only 54.99% of users gave Sasol an outperform vote.
Crescent Point Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Sasol pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Crescent Point Energy pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Crescent Point Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Sasol. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Crescent Point Energy and 1 mentions for Sasol. Crescent Point Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Sasol's score of -0.39 indicating that Crescent Point Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Crescent Point Energy has a net margin of 15.40% compared to Sasol's net margin of 0.00%. Crescent Point Energy's return on equity of 13.27% beat Sasol's return on equity.
Crescent Point Energy currently has a consensus price target of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 67.89%. Given Crescent Point Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Point Energy is more favorable than Sasol.
49.4% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sasol shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Sasol shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Crescent Point Energy beats Sasol on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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