AKITA Drilling (AKT.A) Competitors

AKITA Drilling (TSE:AKT.A) and Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common (TSE:HAL) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Does the media prefer AKT.A or HAL?

In the previous week, Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common had 2 more articles in the media than AKITA Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common and 1 mentions for AKITA Drilling. Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat AKITA Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AKITA Drilling	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AKT.A or HAL?

22.0% of AKITA Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of AKITA Drilling shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AKT.A or HAL?

AKITA Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AKITA Drilling	C$225.48M	0.25	C$18.41M	C$0.71	2.11
Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend AKT.A or HAL?

AKITA Drilling currently has a consensus price target of C$2.80, indicating a potential upside of 86.67%. Given AKITA Drilling's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AKITA Drilling is more favorable than Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AKITA Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AKT.A or HAL?

Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common received 101 more outperform votes than AKITA Drilling when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.03% of users gave Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common an outperform vote while only 53.05% of users gave AKITA Drilling an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AKITA Drilling	Outperform Votes 87 53.05%	Underperform Votes 77 46.95%
Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common	Outperform Votes 188 81.03%	Underperform Votes 44 18.97%

Is AKT.A or HAL more profitable?

AKITA Drilling has a net margin of 8.17% compared to Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common's net margin of 0.00%. AKITA Drilling's return on equity of 12.53% beat Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AKITA Drilling	8.17%	12.53%	3.25%
Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is AKT.A or HAL a better dividend stock?

AKITA Drilling pays an annual dividend of C$0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.7%. Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common pays an annual dividend of C$0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. AKITA Drilling pays out 47.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

AKITA Drilling beats Horizons Active Cdn Dividend ETF Common on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.