BIR vs. CPG, MEG, SCR, PSK, ERF, WCP, PEY, POU, NVA, and ATH
Should you be buying Birchcliff Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Birchcliff Energy include Crescent Point Energy (CPG), MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Paramount Resources (POU), NuVista Energy (NVA), and Athabasca Oil (ATH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Birchcliff Energy vs. Its Competitors
Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG) and Birchcliff Energy (TSE:BIR) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Birchcliff Energy has a consensus target price of C$7.34, indicating a potential upside of 5.51%. Given Birchcliff Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Birchcliff Energy is more favorable than Crescent Point Energy.
Birchcliff Energy has a net margin of 2.04% compared to Crescent Point Energy's net margin of -1.65%. Crescent Point Energy's return on equity of 3.31% beat Birchcliff Energy's return on equity.
Crescent Point Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share. Birchcliff Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Crescent Point Energy pays out 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
In the previous week, Birchcliff Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Crescent Point Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Birchcliff Energy and 0 mentions for Crescent Point Energy. Birchcliff Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Crescent Point Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Birchcliff Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Crescent Point Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Birchcliff Energy. Crescent Point 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.
47.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.84, suggesting that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birchcliff Energy has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Birchcliff Energy beats Crescent Point Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:BIR) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff