CPG vs. POU, MEG, LNR, VET, NVA, ATH, GBR, PAAS, ORL, and PKI
Should you be buying Crescent Point Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crescent Point Energy include Paramount Resources (POU), MEG Energy (MEG), Linamar (LNR), Vermilion Energy (VET), NuVista Energy (NVA), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Great Bear Resources (GBR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Orocobre (ORL), and Parkland (PKI). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Crescent Point Energy vs.
Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) and Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Crescent Point Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Paramount Resources pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crescent Point Energy pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Crescent Point Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Resources. Crescent Point 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.
Crescent Point Energy received 510 more outperform votes than Paramount Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.29% of users gave Crescent Point Energy an outperform vote while only 52.75% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.
7.0% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.3% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.56, meaning that its share price is 256% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.88, meaning that its share price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Crescent Point Energy has a net margin of 37.15% compared to Paramount Resources' net margin of 31.09%. Crescent Point Energy's return on equity of 24.93% beat Paramount Resources' return on equity.
Paramount Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$39.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.36%. Crescent Point Energy has a consensus target price of C$14.47, indicating a potential upside of 54.42%. Given Crescent Point Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Point Energy is more favorable than Paramount Resources.
In the previous week, Crescent Point Energy had 14 more articles in the media than Paramount Resources. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Crescent Point Energy and 5 mentions for Paramount Resources. Crescent Point Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Paramount Resources' score of 1.07 indicating that Crescent Point Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Crescent Point Energy beats Paramount Resources on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CPG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Crescent Point Energy Competitors List
