Freehold Royalties (FRU) Competitors

Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) and Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FRU or CPG?

30.0% of Freehold Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Freehold Royalties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, FRU or CPG?

Freehold Royalties has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.84, indicating that its share price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FRU or CPG more profitable?

Freehold Royalties has a net margin of 42.42% compared to Crescent Point Energy's net margin of -1.65%. Freehold Royalties' return on equity of 14.43% beat Crescent Point Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freehold Royalties	42.42%	14.43%	10.42%
Crescent Point Energy	-1.65%	3.31%	2.86%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FRU or CPG?

Crescent Point Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Freehold Royalties. Crescent Point Energy 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$311.95M	6.37	C$132.34M	C$0.88	14.97
Crescent Point Energy	C$3.51B	0.00	C$215.70M	C$0.49	N/A

Does the media prefer FRU or CPG?

In the previous week, Freehold Royalties had 1 more articles in the media than Crescent Point Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Freehold Royalties and 0 mentions for Crescent Point Energy. Freehold Royalties' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Crescent Point Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Freehold Royalties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Freehold Royalties	Positive
Crescent Point Energy	Neutral

Do analysts rate FRU or CPG?

Freehold Royalties presently has a consensus price target of C$15.40, suggesting a potential upside of 16.58%. Given Freehold Royalties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Freehold Royalties is more favorable than Crescent Point Energy.

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
Crescent Point Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is FRU or CPG a better dividend stock?

Freehold Royalties pays an annual dividend of C$1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Crescent Point Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share. Freehold Royalties pays out 122.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crescent Point Energy pays out 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Freehold Royalties beats Crescent Point Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.