Birchcliff Energy (BIR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CPG or BIR?

Birchcliff Energy has a consensus price target of C$7.34, suggesting a potential upside of 8.47%. Given Birchcliff Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Birchcliff Energy is more favorable than Crescent Point Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Point Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Birchcliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is CPG or BIR a better dividend stock?

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 5.9%. 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.

Does the media prefer CPG or BIR?

In the previous week, Birchcliff Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Crescent Point Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Birchcliff Energy and 0 mentions for Crescent Point Energy. Birchcliff Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Crescent Point Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Birchcliff Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crescent Point Energy	Neutral
Birchcliff Energy	Neutral

Is CPG or BIR more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Point Energy	-1.65%	3.31%	2.86%
Birchcliff Energy	2.04%	0.70%	1.82%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CPG or BIR?

47.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy 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 more risk and volatility, CPG or BIR?

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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CPG or BIR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Point Energy	C$3.51B	0.00	C$215.70M	C$0.49	N/A
Birchcliff Energy	C$757.80M	2.42	C$15.45M	C$0.06	118.58

Summary

Birchcliff Energy beats Crescent Point Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.