Ensign Energy Services (ESI) Competitors

Ensign Energy Services (TSE:ESI) and Canaccord Genuity Group (TSE:CF) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESI or CF?

Canaccord Genuity Group received 73 more outperform votes than Ensign Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.27% of users gave Canaccord Genuity Group an outperform vote while only 43.53% of users gave Ensign Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ensign Energy Services	Outperform Votes 269 43.53%	Underperform Votes 349 56.47%
Canaccord Genuity Group	Outperform Votes 342 53.27%	Underperform Votes 300 46.73%

Is ESI or CF more profitable?

Ensign Energy Services has a net margin of 1.86% compared to Canaccord Genuity Group's net margin of -1.33%. Ensign Energy Services' return on equity of 2.37% beat Canaccord Genuity Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ensign Energy Services	1.86%	2.37%	2.69%
Canaccord Genuity Group	-1.33%	-2.33%	0.86%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ESI or CF?

6.0% of Ensign Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are held by institutional investors. 44.9% of Ensign Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ESI or CF?

In the previous week, Canaccord Genuity Group had 16 more articles in the media than Ensign Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Canaccord Genuity Group and 0 mentions for Ensign Energy Services. Canaccord Genuity Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Ensign Energy Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Canaccord Genuity Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ensign Energy Services	Neutral
Canaccord Genuity Group	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ESI or CF?

Ensign Energy Services has a beta of 3.05, indicating that its stock price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canaccord Genuity Group has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ESI or CF a better dividend stock?

Ensign Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Canaccord Genuity Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ensign Energy Services pays out 140.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canaccord Genuity Group pays out -142.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ESI or CF?

Ensign Energy Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canaccord Genuity Group. Canaccord Genuity Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ensign Energy Services, 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
Ensign Energy Services	C$1.70B	0.26	C$31.59M	C$0.17	14.21
Canaccord Genuity Group	C$1.83B	0.53	-C$24.41M	-C$0.24	-39.43

Do analysts prefer ESI or CF?

Ensign Energy Services currently has a consensus price target of C$3.30, indicating a potential upside of 35.80%. Canaccord Genuity Group has a consensus price target of C$12.38, indicating a potential upside of 31.51%. Given Ensign Energy Services' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ensign Energy Services is more favorable than Canaccord Genuity Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ensign Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ensign Energy Services and Canaccord Genuity Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.