Advantage Energy (AAV) Competitors

Advantage Energy (TSE:AAV) and Veren (TSE:VRN) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AAV or VRN?

Advantage Energy received 420 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Veren an outperform vote while only 65.75% of users gave Advantage Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advantage Energy	Outperform Votes 430 65.75%	Underperform Votes 224 34.25%
Veren	Outperform Votes 10 66.67%	Underperform Votes 5 33.33%

Does the media prefer AAV or VRN?

In the previous week, Veren had 4 more articles in the media than Advantage Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Veren and 1 mentions for Advantage Energy. Advantage Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Veren's score of 0.51 indicating that Advantage Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advantage Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Veren	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AAV or VRN more profitable?

Veren has a net margin of 27.98% compared to Advantage Energy's net margin of 8.98%. Veren's return on equity of 16.28% beat Advantage Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Energy	8.98%	2.87%	3.86%
Veren	27.98%	16.28%	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AAV or VRN?

Veren has higher revenue and earnings than Advantage Energy. Veren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advantage 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
Advantage Energy	C$505.16M	3.22	C$45.34M	C$0.27	35.65
Veren	C$3.83B	1.31	C$1.07B	C$1.76	4.65

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AAV or VRN?

39.7% of Advantage Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Advantage Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AAV or VRN?

Advantage Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$13.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.90%. Veren has a consensus target price of C$11.74, indicating a potential upside of 43.81%. Given Veren's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Veren is more favorable than Advantage Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Veren	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Summary

Veren beats Advantage Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.