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Precision Drilling has a consensus price target of $122.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.11%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Baytex Energy. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Baytex Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Precision Drilling 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63

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PDS vs. PTEN, BTE, CNQ, CVE, and HAL

Should you buy Precision Drilling stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Precision Drilling with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Precision Drilling include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Baytex Energy (BTE), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Cenovus Energy (CVE), and Halliburton (HAL). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

How does Precision Drilling compare to Patterson-UTI Energy?

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Precision Drilling has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Precision Drilling currently has a consensus price target of $122.33, suggesting a potential upside of 32.11%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $12.10, suggesting a potential upside of 2.98%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Patterson-UTI Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Precision Drilling	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Patterson-UTI Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

In the previous week, Patterson-UTI Energy had 23 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy and 0 mentions for Precision Drilling. Patterson-UTI Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Precision Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Patterson-UTI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Precision Drilling	Neutral
Patterson-UTI Energy	Positive

Precision Drilling has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patterson-UTI Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Precision Drilling	$1.32B	0.91	$1.32M	-$0.94	N/A
Patterson-UTI Energy	$4.83B	0.92	-$93.64M	-$0.31	N/A

Precision Drilling has a net margin of -0.79% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of -2.56%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 3.16% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Precision Drilling	-0.79%	3.16%	1.88%
Patterson-UTI Energy	-2.56%	-2.32%	-1.37%

48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Patterson-UTI Energy beats Precision Drilling on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Precision Drilling compare to Baytex Energy?

Baytex Energy (NYSE:BTE) and Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Baytex Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Precision Drilling has a net margin of -0.79% compared to Baytex Energy's net margin of -24.25%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 3.16% beat Baytex Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baytex Energy	-24.25%	-10.85%	-6.38%
Precision Drilling	-0.79%	3.16%	1.88%

In the previous week, Baytex Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Baytex Energy and 0 mentions for Precision Drilling. Baytex Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Precision Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Baytex Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baytex Energy	Positive
Precision Drilling	Neutral

Precision Drilling has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baytex Energy. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baytex Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baytex Energy	$1.68B	2.15	-$432.12M	-$0.70	N/A
Precision Drilling	$1.32B	0.91	$1.32M	-$0.94	N/A

46.2% of Baytex Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Precision Drilling has a consensus price target of $122.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.11%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Baytex Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baytex Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Precision Drilling	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

Precision Drilling beats Baytex Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Precision Drilling compare to Canadian Natural Resources?

Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) and Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

74.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Canadian Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Precision Drilling. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Natural Resources	$44.17B	2.24	$7.74B	$3.35	14.21
Precision Drilling	$1.32B	0.91	$1.32M	-$0.94	N/A

Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 22.04% compared to Precision Drilling's net margin of -0.79%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 17.49% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Natural Resources	22.04%	17.49%	8.37%
Precision Drilling	-0.79%	3.16%	1.88%

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 10 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 0 mentions for Precision Drilling. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Precision Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Natural Resources	Positive
Precision Drilling	Neutral

Canadian Natural Resources presently has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.70%. Precision Drilling has a consensus price target of $122.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.11%. Given Precision Drilling's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Canadian Natural Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Precision Drilling	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Precision Drilling on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Precision Drilling compare to Cenovus Energy?

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Precision Drilling has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Precision Drilling presently has a consensus price target of $122.33, suggesting a potential upside of 32.11%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 19.37%. Given Precision Drilling's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Cenovus Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Precision Drilling	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Precision Drilling. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Precision Drilling	$1.32B	0.91	$1.32M	-$0.94	N/A
Cenovus Energy	$35.57B	1.55	$2.81B	$1.82	16.23

Cenovus Energy has a net margin of 9.53% compared to Precision Drilling's net margin of -0.79%. Cenovus Energy's return on equity of 15.29% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Precision Drilling	-0.79%	3.16%	1.88%
Cenovus Energy	9.53%	15.29%	7.83%

In the previous week, Cenovus Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Cenovus Energy and 0 mentions for Precision Drilling. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Precision Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Precision Drilling	Neutral
Cenovus Energy	Positive

48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cenovus Energy beats Precision Drilling on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Precision Drilling compare to Halliburton?

Precision Drilling (NYSE:PDS) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Precision Drilling has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Halliburton has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market.

Halliburton has higher revenue and earnings than Precision Drilling. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Halliburton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Precision Drilling	$1.32B	0.91	$1.32M	-$0.94	N/A
Halliburton	$22.18B	1.52	$1.28B	$1.82	22.18

In the previous week, Halliburton had 32 more articles in the media than Precision Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Halliburton and 0 mentions for Precision Drilling. Halliburton's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Precision Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Halliburton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Precision Drilling	Neutral
Halliburton	Positive

Halliburton has a net margin of 6.95% compared to Precision Drilling's net margin of -0.79%. Halliburton's return on equity of 19.04% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Precision Drilling	-0.79%	3.16%	1.88%
Halliburton	6.95%	19.04%	7.96%

48.9% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Halliburton shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Halliburton shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Precision Drilling presently has a consensus price target of $122.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.11%. Halliburton has a consensus price target of $43.05, indicating a potential upside of 6.65%. Given Precision Drilling's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Halliburton.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Precision Drilling	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Halliburton	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Halliburton beats Precision Drilling on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

PDS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Precision Drilling	OIL&GAS Industry	Energy Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.20B	$4.01B	$10.38B	$23.14B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.39%	10.46%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	-98.51	9.00	20.64	31.05
Price / Sales	0.91	1.86	803.71	14.77
Price / Cash	4.31	8.44	38.46	24.80
Price / Book	1.05	1.57	4.39	4.69
Net Income	$1.32M	-$52.06M	$4.23B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	3.42%	0.92%	1.55%	-0.08%
1 Month Performance	-2.23%	-4.64%	-0.23%	0.80%
1 Year Performance	97.02%	113.22%	50.85%	26.11%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PDS Precision Drilling	3.872 of 5 stars	$92.87 -0.2%	$122.33 +31.7%	+110.8%	$1.20B	$1.32B	N/A	5,245	Gap Down
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy	2.5696 of 5 stars	$12.18 -1.1%	$11.80 -3.1%	+112.9%	$4.62B	$4.66B	N/A	7,900	Insider Trade Analyst Revision
BTE Baytex Energy	3.1398 of 5 stars	$5.01 -2.7%	N/A	+194.7%	$3.66B	$2.56B	N/A	231	Positive News Analyst Forecast Gap Down
CNQ Canadian Natural Resources	4.7288 of 5 stars	$47.51 -2.3%	$57.00 +20.0%	+53.4%	$98.84B	$31.61B	14.18	10,750	Positive News
CVE Cenovus Energy	3.9993 of 5 stars	$29.26 -2.6%	$35.25 +20.5%	+119.0%	$54.86B	$35.57B	16.08	7,211	Analyst Upgrade

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PDS vs. PTEN, BTE, CNQ, CVE, and HAL

How does Precision Drilling compare to Patterson-UTI Energy?

Which has more risk & volatility, PDS or PTEN?

Do analysts rate PDS or PTEN?

Does the media refer more to PDS or PTEN?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PDS or PTEN?

Is PDS or PTEN more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PDS or PTEN?

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How does Precision Drilling compare to Baytex Energy?

Which has more risk & volatility, BTE or PDS?

Is BTE or PDS more profitable?

Does the media favor BTE or PDS?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BTE or PDS?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BTE or PDS?

Do analysts recommend BTE or PDS?

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How does Precision Drilling compare to Canadian Natural Resources?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CNQ or PDS?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CNQ or PDS?

Is CNQ or PDS more profitable?

Does the media favor CNQ or PDS?

Do analysts recommend CNQ or PDS?

Which has more risk & volatility, CNQ or PDS?

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How does Precision Drilling compare to Cenovus Energy?

Which has more risk & volatility, PDS or CVE?

Do analysts rate PDS or CVE?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PDS or CVE?

Is PDS or CVE more profitable?

Does the media refer more to PDS or CVE?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PDS or CVE?

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How does Precision Drilling compare to Halliburton?

Which has more risk and volatility, PDS or HAL?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PDS or HAL?

Does the media favor PDS or HAL?

Is PDS or HAL more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PDS or HAL?

Do analysts recommend PDS or HAL?

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