ERF vs. SCR, WCP, PSK, BTE, POU, CPG, ATH, PEY, VET, and NVA
Should you be buying Enerplus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enerplus include Strathcona Resources (SCR), Whitecap Resources (WCP), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Baytex Energy (BTE), Paramount Resources (POU), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Vermilion Energy (VET), and NuVista Energy (NVA). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Enerplus (TSE:ERF) and Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Enerplus had 1 more articles in the media than Strathcona Resources. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Enerplus and 4 mentions for Strathcona Resources. Enerplus' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Strathcona Resources' score of 0.36 indicating that Enerplus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
62.9% of Enerplus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Enerplus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Enerplus has a net margin of 29.85% compared to Strathcona Resources' net margin of -39.68%. Enerplus' return on equity of 39.59% beat Strathcona Resources' return on equity.
Enerplus has higher revenue and earnings than Strathcona Resources. Strathcona Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerplus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Enerplus presently has a consensus target price of C$23.67, indicating a potential downside of 9.94%. Strathcona Resources has a consensus target price of C$31.29, indicating a potential upside of 10.59%. Given Strathcona Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Strathcona Resources is more favorable than Enerplus.
Enerplus received 723 more outperform votes than Strathcona Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.57% of users gave Enerplus an outperform vote while only 66.04% of users gave Strathcona Resources an outperform vote.
Summary
Enerplus beats Strathcona Resources on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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