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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

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 recommend OBE or HAL?

Obsidian Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$10.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.44%. Given Obsidian Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	0.89	C$116.66M	C$1.53	5.45
Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer OBE or HAL?

In the previous week, Obsidian Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Obsidian Energy and 0 mentions for Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common. Obsidian Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common's score of 0.00 indicating that Obsidian Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 4.0%. Obsidian Energy pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Obsidian Energy beats Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.