Freehold Royalties (FRU) Competitors C$11.43 +0.02 (+0.18%) As of 05/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FRU vs. PSK, SCR, ERF, MEG, WCP, PEY, ATH, NVA, POU, and BTEShould you be buying Freehold Royalties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freehold Royalties include PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Enerplus (ERF), MEG Energy (MEG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NuVista Energy (NVA), Paramount Resources (POU), and Baytex Energy (BTE). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Freehold Royalties vs. PrairieSky Royalty Strathcona Resources Enerplus MEG Energy Whitecap Resources Peyto Exploration & Development Athabasca Oil NuVista Energy Paramount Resources Baytex Energy Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) and PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings and media sentiment. Is FRU or PSK more profitable? Freehold Royalties has a net margin of 42.42% compared to PrairieSky Royalty's net margin of 42.28%. Freehold Royalties' return on equity of 14.43% beat PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Freehold Royalties42.42% 14.43% 10.42% PrairieSky Royalty 42.28%7.83%5.99% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FRU or PSK? Freehold Royalties received 69 more outperform votes than PrairieSky Royalty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.20% of users gave Freehold Royalties an outperform vote while only 61.08% of users gave PrairieSky Royalty an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFreehold RoyaltiesOutperform Votes56866.20% Underperform Votes29033.80% PrairieSky RoyaltyOutperform Votes49961.08% Underperform Votes31838.92% Is FRU or PSK a better dividend stock? Freehold Royalties pays an annual dividend of C$1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. PrairieSky Royalty pays out 110.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media favor FRU or PSK? In the previous week, Freehold Royalties had 2 more articles in the media than PrairieSky Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Freehold Royalties and 0 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty. PrairieSky Royalty's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Freehold Royalties' score of 0.44 indicating that PrairieSky Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Freehold Royalties Neutral PrairieSky Royalty Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FRU or PSK? 30.0% of Freehold Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Freehold Royalties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FRU or PSK? PrairieSky Royalty has higher revenue and earnings than Freehold Royalties. Freehold Royalties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrairieSky Royalty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFreehold RoyaltiesC$311.95M5.51C$132.34MC$0.8812.95PrairieSky RoyaltyC$508.08M10.75C$214.83MC$0.9025.37 Which has more volatility & risk, FRU or PSK? Freehold Royalties has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend FRU or PSK? Freehold Royalties presently has a consensus target price of C$16.04, suggesting a potential upside of 40.29%. PrairieSky Royalty has a consensus target price of C$30.86, suggesting a potential upside of 34.75%. Given Freehold Royalties' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Freehold Royalties is more favorable than PrairieSky Royalty.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) 2.43PrairieSky Royalty 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 SummaryPrairieSky Royalty beats Freehold Royalties on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Freehold Royalties News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FRU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFreehold RoyaltiesOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$1.72BC$1.25BC$7.06BC$5.67BDividend Yield8.45%8.28%10.94%6.84%P/E Ratio12.95185.4946.7928.68Price / Sales5.51110,299.5525,023.91609.91Price / Cash1,983.7590.9935.4483.20Price / Book1.901.443.513.72Net IncomeC$132.34MC$81.38MC$4.30BC$301.04M7 Day Performance-3.30%-0.62%-0.42%0.33%1 Month Performance-10.98%-8.02%-5.55%-0.16%1 Year Performance-18.12%21.93%162.65%14.11% Freehold Royalties Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRUFreehold Royalties2.4678 of 5 starsC$11.43+0.2%C$16.04+40.3%-18.1%C$1.72BC$311.95M12.95N/ADividend AnnouncementPSKPrairieSky Royalty3.707 of 5 starsC$23.49flatC$30.75+30.9%-11.0%C$5.60BC$508.08M26.0265SCRStrathcona Resources2.9451 of 5 starsC$25.60-2.0%C$35.00+36.7%-17.8%C$5.48BC$2.46B14.76193ERFEnerplusN/AN/AC$26.00+∞N/AC$5.47BC$1.48B10.98404MEGMEG Energy3.1687 of 5 starsC$20.39-2.6%C$30.35+48.8%-34.3%C$5.29BC$5.39B10.80449Positive NewsWCPWhitecap Resources3.6304 of 5 starsC$8.04-1.8%C$13.30+65.4%-22.1%C$4.69BC$3.55B5.42542Dividend AnnouncementPEYPeyto Exploration & Development1.6482 of 5 starsC$17.60-2.0%C$19.10+8.5%+14.4%C$3.49BC$915.70M11.8653ATHAthabasca Oil2.3011 of 5 starsC$4.80-3.6%C$6.25+30.2%-3.9%C$2.50BC$1.27B11.29170NVANuVista EnergyN/AC$12.04-2.7%C$17.28+43.5%-3.8%C$2.47BC$1.22B8.4288POUParamount Resources3.9127 of 5 starsC$16.39-3.0%C$25.00+52.5%-48.5%C$2.44BC$1.93B6.71579Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageBTEBaytex Energy3.3298 of 5 starsC$2.33-3.7%C$5.33+128.7%-53.3%C$1.84BC$3.33B-5.30220Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSK Alternatives SCR Alternatives ERF Alternatives MEG Alternatives WCP Alternatives PEY Alternatives ATH Alternatives NVA Alternatives POU Alternatives BTE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:FRU) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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