Advantage Energy (AAV) Competitors

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

Does the media favor AAV or HSE?

In the previous week, Advantage Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Advantage Energy and 0 mentions for Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Advantage Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Advantage Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Advantage Energy	Very Positive
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend AAV or HSE?

Advantage Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$13.63, suggesting a potential upside of 14.59%. Given Advantage Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Advantage Energy is more favorable than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is AAV or HSE more profitable?

Advantage Energy has a net margin of 8.98% compared to Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Advantage Energy's return on equity of 2.87% beat Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Energy	8.98%	2.87%	3.86%
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, AAV or HSE?

Advantage Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) 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	3.91	C$45.34M	C$0.27	43.30
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	C$14.69B	0.00	-C$11.47B	-C$11.41	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AAV or HSE?

39.7% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Advantage Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AAV or HSE?

Advantage Energy received 3 more outperform votes than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.75% of users gave Advantage Energy an outperform vote while only 57.05% of users gave Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advantage Energy	Outperform Votes 432 65.75%	Underperform Votes 225 34.25%
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Outperform Votes 429 57.05%	Underperform Votes 323 42.95%

Summary

Advantage Energy beats Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.