Birchcliff Energy (BIR) Competitors

MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) and Birchcliff Energy (TSE:BIR) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media favor MEG or BIR?

In the previous week, Birchcliff Energy had 2 more articles in the media than MEG Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Birchcliff Energy and 1 mentions for MEG Energy. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Birchcliff Energy's score of 0.87 indicating that MEG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MEG Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Birchcliff Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, MEG or BIR?

MEG Energy has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birchcliff Energy has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MEG or BIR a better dividend stock?

MEG Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Birchcliff Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. MEG Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Birchcliff Energy pays out 700.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MEG or BIR?

MEG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Birchcliff Energy. MEG Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Birchcliff 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
MEG Energy	C$5.39B	1.22	C$487.47M	C$1.89	13.43
Birchcliff Energy	C$757.80M	2.48	C$15.45M	C$0.06	121.38

Is MEG or BIR more profitable?

MEG Energy has a net margin of 9.04% compared to Birchcliff Energy's net margin of 2.04%. MEG Energy's return on equity of 11.06% beat Birchcliff Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MEG Energy	9.04%	11.06%	8.96%
Birchcliff Energy	2.04%	0.70%	1.82%

Do analysts prefer MEG or BIR?

MEG Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$30.61, indicating a potential upside of 20.71%. Birchcliff Energy has a consensus target price of C$7.16, indicating a potential upside of 3.26%. Given MEG Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MEG Energy is more favorable than Birchcliff Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MEG Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Birchcliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.38

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEG or BIR?

Birchcliff Energy received 208 more outperform votes than MEG Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.99% of users gave Birchcliff Energy an outperform vote while only 56.09% of users gave MEG Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MEG Energy	Outperform Votes 419 56.09%	Underperform Votes 328 43.91%
Birchcliff Energy	Outperform Votes 627 60.99%	Underperform Votes 401 39.01%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MEG or BIR?

44.4% of MEG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy 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.

Summary

MEG Energy beats Birchcliff Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.