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Athabasca Oil (ATH) Competitors

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C$6.92 +0.12 (+1.76%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

ATH vs. SCR, MEG, CPG, PSK, ERF, PEY, POU, NVA, IPCO, and BTE

Should you be buying Athabasca Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Athabasca Oil include Strathcona Resources (SCR), MEG Energy (MEG), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Paramount Resources (POU), NuVista Energy (NVA), International Petroleum (IPCO), and Baytex Energy (BTE). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Athabasca Oil vs. Its Competitors

Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) and Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Strathcona Resources has a beta of 2.614012, meaning that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Athabasca Oil has a beta of 0.986338, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Strathcona ResourcesC$5.30B1.50C$370.36MC$3.3311.14
Athabasca OilC$1.46B2.36C$221.88MC$0.868.05

0.9% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Athabasca Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Athabasca Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Athabasca Oil had 4 more articles in the media than Strathcona Resources. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Athabasca Oil and 1 mentions for Strathcona Resources. Athabasca Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Strathcona Resources' score of -0.10 indicating that Athabasca Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Strathcona Resources
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Athabasca Oil
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Strathcona Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$34.86, indicating a potential downside of 6.02%. Athabasca Oil has a consensus price target of C$6.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.07%. Given Strathcona Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Strathcona Resources is more favorable than Athabasca Oil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Strathcona Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
Athabasca Oil
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Athabasca Oil has a net margin of 17.53% compared to Strathcona Resources' net margin of 15.04%. Athabasca Oil's return on equity of 14.73% beat Strathcona Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Strathcona Resources15.04% 9.70% 6.81%
Athabasca Oil 17.53%14.73%9.71%

Summary

Strathcona Resources beats Athabasca Oil on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ATH vs. The Competition

MetricAthabasca OilOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$3.44BC$1.50BC$7.98BC$9.68B
Dividend Yield8.10%7.99%10.73%6.47%
P/E Ratio8.05285.4778.5726.85
Price / Sales2.365,046.271,533.1310.77
Price / Cash6.5486.0436.5483.29
Price / Book2.231.834.635.77
Net IncomeC$221.88MC$82.71MC$4.28BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance3.90%6.79%3.07%2.46%
1 Month Performance15.72%10.07%6.80%7.79%
1 Year Performance33.08%30.05%19.09%55.73%

Athabasca Oil Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ATH
Athabasca Oil
1.3395 of 5 stars
C$6.92
+1.8%
C$6.50
-6.1%
+34.7%C$3.44BC$1.46B8.05170News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
SCR
Strathcona Resources
1.2589 of 5 stars
C$36.43
-2.2%
C$34.86
-4.3%
+34.3%C$7.98BC$5.30B10.94193
MEG
MEG Energy
2.6751 of 5 stars
C$28.23
-1.5%
C$30.86
+9.3%
+2.4%C$7.29BC$4.81B13.51449
CPG
Crescent Point Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.24BC$3.51B23.92777
PSK
PrairieSky Royalty
2.9548 of 5 stars
C$25.72
-3.0%
C$29.33
+14.0%
-7.6%C$6.24BC$504.60M27.6665
ERF
Enerplus
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$5.47BC$1.48B10.98404
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
1.4625 of 5 stars
C$18.65
-1.1%
C$20.92
+12.2%
+20.6%C$3.78BC$1.01B11.3053Positive News
POU
Paramount Resources
3.355 of 5 stars
C$22.74
-1.3%
C$25.21
+10.9%
-16.8%C$3.30BC$1.59B2.26579Dividend Announcement
NVA
NuVista Energy
3.7174 of 5 stars
C$16.69
-0.2%
C$17.51
+4.9%
N/AC$3.29BC$1.22B9.7688Gap Down
IPCO
International Petroleum
N/AC$23.47
-3.7%
C$22.75
-3.1%
+38.8%C$2.74BC$809.28M53.34N/A
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.5834 of 5 stars
C$3.39
-4.0%
C$4.68
+38.1%
N/AC$2.60BC$3.98B7.21220Positive News

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