Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common (HAL) Competitors

Obsidian Energy (TSE:OBE) and Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common (TSE:HAL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to OBE or HAL?

In the previous week, Obsidian Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Obsidian Energy	Neutral
Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OBE or HAL?

Obsidian Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Obsidian Energy	C$716.89M	0.83	C$116.66M	C$1.53	5.09
Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is OBE or HAL a better dividend stock?

Obsidian Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common pays an annual dividend of C$0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Obsidian Energy pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OBE or HAL?

27.4% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OBE or HAL?

Obsidian Energy received 17 more outperform votes than Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.03% of users gave Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common an outperform vote while only 57.58% of users gave Obsidian Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Obsidian Energy	Outperform Votes 205 57.58%	Underperform Votes 151 42.42%
Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common	Outperform Votes 188 81.03%	Underperform Votes 44 18.97%

Is OBE or HAL more profitable?

Obsidian Energy has a net margin of 16.27% compared to Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common's net margin of 0.00%. Obsidian Energy's return on equity of 6.99% beat Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Obsidian Energy	16.27%	6.99%	4.88%
Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer OBE or HAL?

Obsidian Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$10.67, indicating a potential upside of 36.40%. Given Obsidian Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Obsidian Energy is more favorable than Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Obsidian Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Obsidian Energy beats Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.