Cardinal Energy (CJ) Competitors

Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) and Cardinal Energy (TSE:CJ) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in POU or CJ?

9.3% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of Cardinal Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of Cardinal Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is POU or CJ more profitable?

Cardinal Energy has a net margin of 21.40% compared to Cardinal Energy's net margin of 19.97%. Paramount Resources' return on equity of 11.47% beat Cardinal Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Resources	19.97%	9.92%	6.02%
Cardinal Energy	21.40%	11.47%	7.72%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, POU or CJ?

Paramount Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Cardinal Energy. Cardinal Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Resources, 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
Paramount Resources	C$1.71B	2.54	C$341.30M	C$2.30	12.91
Cardinal Energy	C$486.17M	2.29	C$104.03M	C$0.65	10.78

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer POU or CJ?

Cardinal Energy received 65 more outperform votes than Paramount Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.86% of users gave Cardinal Energy an outperform vote while only 52.28% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paramount Resources	Outperform Votes 401 52.28%	Underperform Votes 366 47.72%
Cardinal Energy	Outperform Votes 466 66.86%	Underperform Votes 231 33.14%

Do analysts recommend POU or CJ?

Paramount Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$37.45, indicating a potential upside of 26.14%. Cardinal Energy has a consensus price target of C$8.45, indicating a potential upside of 20.54%. Given Cardinal Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Paramount Resources is more favorable than Cardinal Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Cardinal Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is POU or CJ a better dividend stock?

Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Cardinal Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Paramount Resources pays out 78.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cardinal Energy pays out 110.8% 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 more risk & volatility, POU or CJ?

Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.19, meaning that its stock price is 219% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cardinal Energy has a beta of 2.96, meaning that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer POU or CJ?

In the previous week, Cardinal Energy had 14 more articles in the media than Paramount Resources. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Cardinal Energy and 1 mentions for Paramount Resources. Paramount Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Cardinal Energy's score of 0.59 indicating that Cardinal Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paramount Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cardinal Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Paramount Resources beats Cardinal Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.