Freehold Royalties (FRU) Competitors

Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) and Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to FRU or SCR?

In the previous week, Strathcona Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Freehold Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Strathcona Resources and 1 mentions for Freehold Royalties. Freehold Royalties' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Strathcona Resources' score of 0.31 indicating that Freehold Royalties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freehold Royalties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Strathcona Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is FRU or SCR a better dividend stock?

Freehold Royalties pays an annual dividend of C$1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Freehold Royalties pays out 142.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Strathcona Resources pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is FRU or SCR more profitable?

Freehold Royalties has a net margin of 42.42% compared to Strathcona Resources' net margin of 15.04%. Freehold Royalties' return on equity of 14.43% beat Strathcona Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freehold Royalties	42.42%	14.43%	10.42%
Strathcona Resources	15.04%	9.70%	6.81%

Do analysts rate FRU or SCR?

Freehold Royalties currently has a consensus target price of C$15.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.63%. Strathcona Resources has a consensus target price of C$34.86, suggesting a potential downside of 7.20%. Given Freehold Royalties' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Freehold Royalties is more favorable than Strathcona Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freehold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Strathcona Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more risk & volatility, FRU or SCR?

Freehold Royalties has a beta of 0.630424, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strathcona Resources has a beta of 2.614012, meaning that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FRU or SCR?

8.9% of Freehold Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Freehold Royalties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FRU or SCR?

Strathcona Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Freehold Royalties. Strathcona Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freehold Royalties, 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
Freehold Royalties	C$320.07M	7.13	C$132.34M	C$0.76	18.32
Strathcona Resources	C$5.30B	1.52	C$370.36M	C$3.33	11.28

Summary

Freehold Royalties and Strathcona Resources tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.