Enerflex (EFX) Competitors

Nuvei (TSE:NVEI) and Enerflex (TSE:EFX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Does the media refer more to NVEI or EFX?

In the previous week, Enerflex had 1 more articles in the media than Nuvei. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Enerflex and 0 mentions for Nuvei. Nuvei's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Enerflex's score of 0.00 indicating that Enerflex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nuvei	Neutral
Enerflex	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NVEI or EFX?

49.6% of Nuvei shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of Enerflex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Nuvei shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Enerflex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NVEI or EFX?

Nuvei has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Enerflex. Nuvei 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
Nuvei	C$1.27B	2.29	-C$4.92M	-C$0.05	-909.80
Enerflex	C$2.36B	0.40	-C$109.92M	-C$1.24	-6.20

Is NVEI or EFX more profitable?

Nuvei has a net margin of -0.39% compared to Nuvei's net margin of -4.65%. Enerflex's return on equity of 0.14% beat Nuvei's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuvei	-0.39%	0.14%	2.02%
Enerflex	-4.65%	-10.12%	2.69%

Which has more risk and volatility, NVEI or EFX?

Nuvei has a beta of 3.29, suggesting that its stock price is 229% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerflex has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NVEI or EFX?

Enerflex has a consensus target price of C$10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 33.29%. Given Nuvei's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Enerflex is more favorable than Nuvei.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuvei	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Enerflex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NVEI or EFX?

Enerflex received 486 more outperform votes than Nuvei when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.17% of users gave Enerflex an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Nuvei an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nuvei	Outperform Votes 8 57.14%	Underperform Votes 6 42.86%
Enerflex	Outperform Votes 494 70.17%	Underperform Votes 210 29.83%

Is NVEI or EFX a better dividend stock?

Nuvei pays an annual dividend of C$0.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Enerflex pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Nuvei pays out -1,100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enerflex pays out -8.1% 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.

Summary

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