Enterprise Group (E) Competitors

PHX Energy Services (TSE:PHX) and Enterprise Group (TSE:E) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation and earnings, PHX or E?

PHX Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Enterprise Group. PHX Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enterprise Group, 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
PHX Energy Services	C$700.68M	0.49	C$72.75M	C$1.14	6.69
Enterprise Group	C$31.43M	3.53	C$7.94M	C$0.02	71.50

Is PHX or E more profitable?

Enterprise Group has a net margin of 16.81% compared to PHX Energy Services' net margin of 11.40%. PHX Energy Services' return on equity of 34.01% beat Enterprise Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PHX Energy Services	11.40%	34.01%	10.65%
Enterprise Group	16.81%	12.38%	9.17%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PHX or E?

17.7% of PHX Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Enterprise Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of PHX Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.6% of Enterprise Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PHX or E a better dividend stock?

PHX Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Enterprise Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 48.3%. PHX Energy Services pays out 70.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Group pays out 3,450.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer PHX or E?

PHX Energy Services presently has a consensus target price of C$11.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.72%. Enterprise Group has a consensus target price of C$2.61, indicating a potential upside of 82.28%. Given Enterprise Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enterprise Group is more favorable than PHX Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PHX Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Enterprise Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor PHX or E?

In the previous week, PHX Energy Services had 2 more articles in the media than Enterprise Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for PHX Energy Services and 1 mentions for Enterprise Group. PHX Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Enterprise Group's score of 0.00 indicating that PHX Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PHX Energy Services	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Enterprise Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, PHX or E?

PHX Energy Services has a beta of 1.239933, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Group has a beta of 1.309339, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PHX Energy Services beats Enterprise Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.