High Arctic Energy Services (HWO) Competitors

High Arctic Energy Services (TSE:HWO) and Bri-Chem (TSE:BRY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HWO or BRY?

0.1% of High Arctic Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 50.0% of High Arctic Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Bri-Chem shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, HWO or BRY?

High Arctic Energy Services has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bri-Chem has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HWO or BRY?

In the previous week, High Arctic Energy Services and High Arctic Energy Services both had 1 articles in the media. Bri-Chem's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat High Arctic Energy Services' score of 0.55 indicating that Bri-Chem is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
High Arctic Energy Services	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bri-Chem	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HWO or BRY more profitable?

High Arctic Energy Services has a net margin of 77.07% compared to Bri-Chem's net margin of -2.01%. High Arctic Energy Services' return on equity of 43.70% beat Bri-Chem's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Arctic Energy Services	77.07%	43.70%	0.72%
Bri-Chem	-2.01%	-8.24%	2.25%

Which has better earnings and valuation, HWO or BRY?

High Arctic Energy Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bri-Chem. Bri-Chem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than High Arctic Energy Services, 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
High Arctic Energy Services	C$37.70M	0.25	C$29.06M	C$2.78	0.30
Bri-Chem	C$87.74M	0.11	-C$1.77M	-C$0.07	-5.24

Summary

High Arctic Energy Services beats Bri-Chem on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.