BNE vs. JOY, IPO, GXE, PRQ, CNE, TXP, RBY, KEI, TNZ, and YGR
Should you be buying Bonterra Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bonterra Energy include Journey Energy (JOY), InPlay Oil (IPO), Gear Energy (GXE), Petrus Resources (PRQ), Canacol Energy (CNE), Touchstone Exploration (TXP), Rubellite Energy (RBY), Kolibri Global Energy (KEI), Tenaz Energy (TNZ), and Yangarra Resources (YGR). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Bonterra Energy (TSE:BNE) and Journey Energy (TSE:JOY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Bonterra Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$8.92, indicating a potential upside of 60.66%. Journey Energy has a consensus price target of C$6.63, indicating a potential upside of 86.85%. Given Journey Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Journey Energy is more favorable than Bonterra Energy.
Bonterra Energy received 265 more outperform votes than Journey Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.73% of users gave Bonterra Energy an outperform vote while only 56.30% of users gave Journey Energy an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Journey Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Bonterra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Journey Energy and 0 mentions for Bonterra Energy. Journey Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Bonterra Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Journey Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bonterra Energy has a beta of 2.85, meaning that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Journey Energy has a beta of 3.53, meaning that its stock price is 253% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bonterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Journey Energy. Bonterra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Journey Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bonterra Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Journey Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Bonterra Energy pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Journey Energy pays out 125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Bonterra Energy has a net margin of 16.44% compared to Journey Energy's net margin of 8.46%. Bonterra Energy's return on equity of 8.92% beat Journey Energy's return on equity.
4.2% of Bonterra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Journey Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Bonterra Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Journey Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Bonterra Energy and Journey Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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