Crew Energy (CR) Competitors

Crew Energy (TSE:CR) and Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.

Do analysts prefer CR or SGY?

Crew Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$7.84, indicating a potential upside of 29.86%. Surge Energy has a consensus target price of C$13.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.84%. Given Surge Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Surge Energy is more favorable than Crew Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crew Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Surge Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Which has more volatility & risk, CR or SGY?

Crew Energy has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surge Energy has a beta of 2.76, meaning that its share price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CR or SGY more profitable?

Crew Energy has a net margin of 64.72% compared to Surge Energy's net margin of 37.96%. Surge Energy's return on equity of 29.39% beat Crew Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crew Energy	64.72%	22.21%	9.77%
Surge Energy	37.96%	29.39%	8.34%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CR or SGY?

Crew Energy received 158 more outperform votes than Surge Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.02% of users gave Surge Energy an outperform vote while only 62.07% of users gave Crew Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crew Energy	Outperform Votes 473 62.07%	Underperform Votes 289 37.93%
Surge Energy	Outperform Votes 315 67.02%	Underperform Votes 155 32.98%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CR or SGY?

Crew Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Surge Energy. Crew Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Surge 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
Crew Energy	C$389.56M	2.44	C$252.12M	C$1.50	4.03
Surge Energy	C$554.35M	1.70	C$210.40M	C$2.32	4.13

Does the media prefer CR or SGY?

In the previous week, Surge Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Crew Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Surge Energy and 0 mentions for Crew Energy. Surge Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Crew Energy's score of -1.05 indicating that Surge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crew Energy	Negative
Surge Energy	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CR or SGY?

29.0% of Crew Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Surge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Crew Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Surge Energy shares are held 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.

Is CR or SGY a better dividend stock?

Crew Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.2%. Surge Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Crew Energy pays out 93.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Surge Energy pays out 20.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Surge Energy beats Crew Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.