Birchcliff Energy (BIR) Competitors

Birchcliff Energy (TSE:BIR) and Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts prefer BIR or SCR?

Birchcliff Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$7.34, suggesting a potential upside of 14.39%. Strathcona Resources has a consensus price target of C$34.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.46%. Given Birchcliff Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Birchcliff Energy is more favorable than Strathcona Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Birchcliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Strathcona Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is BIR or SCR a better dividend stock?

Birchcliff Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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. Strathcona Resources pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is BIR or SCR more profitable?

Strathcona Resources has a net margin of 15.04% compared to Birchcliff Energy's net margin of 2.04%. Strathcona Resources' return on equity of 9.70% beat Birchcliff Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birchcliff Energy	2.04%	0.70%	1.82%
Strathcona Resources	15.04%	9.70%	6.81%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BIR or SCR?

16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer BIR or SCR?

In the previous week, Birchcliff Energy and Birchcliff Energy both had 3 articles in the media. Strathcona Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Birchcliff Energy's score of 0.53 indicating that Strathcona Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BIR or SCR?

Strathcona Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Birchcliff Energy. Strathcona Resources 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
Birchcliff Energy	C$757.80M	2.30	C$15.45M	C$0.06	112.45
Strathcona Resources	C$2.46B	2.95	C$370.36M	C$1.73	19.62

Summary

Strathcona Resources beats Birchcliff Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.