Enerflex (EFX) Competitors

MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) and Enerflex (TSE:EFX) are both 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, MEG or EFX?

MEG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Enerflex. MEG Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerflex, 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
MEG Energy	C$4.81B	1.50	C$487.47M	C$2.09	13.56
Enerflex	C$2.33B	0.84	-C$114.88M	C$1.04	15.34

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MEG or EFX?

55.0% of MEG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Enerflex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Enerflex 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 MEG or EFX more profitable?

MEG Energy has a net margin of 9.04% compared to Enerflex's net margin of -3.72%. MEG Energy's return on equity of 11.06% beat Enerflex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MEG Energy	9.04%	11.06%	8.96%
Enerflex	-3.72%	-8.76%	3.03%

Do analysts prefer MEG or EFX?

MEG Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$30.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.00%. Enerflex has a consensus target price of C$16.61, indicating a potential upside of 4.12%. Given MEG Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MEG Energy is more favorable than Enerflex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MEG Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Enerflex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is MEG or EFX a better dividend stock?

MEG Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Enerflex pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. MEG Energy pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enerflex pays out 9.5% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, MEG or EFX?

MEG Energy has a beta of 0.715226, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerflex has a beta of 2.370734, suggesting that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MEG or EFX?

In the previous week, Enerflex had 2 more articles in the media than MEG Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Enerflex and 1 mentions for MEG Energy. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Enerflex's score of 0.36 indicating that MEG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MEG Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enerflex	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

MEG Energy beats Enerflex on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.