Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common (HAL) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, HAL or OBE?

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
Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Obsidian Energy	C$716.89M	0.81	C$116.66M	C$1.53	4.99

Does the media prefer HAL or OBE?

In the previous week, Obsidian Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Obsidian Energy and 0 mentions for Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common. Obsidian Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 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 news media.

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

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

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

Is HAL or OBE a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Obsidian Energy pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate HAL or OBE?

Obsidian Energy has a consensus target price of C$10.67, indicating a potential upside of 39.25%. 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
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
Obsidian Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is HAL or OBE 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
Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common	N/A	N/A	N/A
Obsidian Energy	16.27%	6.99%	4.88%

Summary

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