Ensign Energy Services (ESI) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CF or ESI?

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

Is CF or ESI 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
Canaccord Genuity Group	-1.33%	-2.33%	0.86%
Ensign Energy Services	1.86%	2.37%	2.69%

Does the media favor CF or ESI?

In the previous week, Canaccord Genuity Group had 4 more articles in the media than Ensign Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Canaccord Genuity Group and 9 mentions for Ensign Energy Services. Canaccord Genuity Group's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Ensign Energy Services' score of -0.28 indicating that Canaccord Genuity Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canaccord Genuity Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ensign Energy Services	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CF or ESI?

Ensign Energy Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Canaccord Genuity Group	C$1.83B	0.57	-C$24.41M	-C$0.24	-42.78
Ensign Energy Services	C$1.70B	0.22	C$31.59M	C$0.17	11.99

Is CF or ESI a better dividend stock?

Canaccord Genuity Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ensign Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Canaccord Genuity Group pays out -142.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CF or ESI?

11.8% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Ensign Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.9% of Ensign Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CF or ESI?

Canaccord Genuity Group presently has a consensus target price of C$12.38, indicating a potential upside of 21.20%. Ensign Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$3.30, indicating a potential upside of 60.98%. Given Ensign Energy Services' higher probable upside, 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
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Ensign Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Ensign Energy Services beats Canaccord Genuity Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.