HWX vs. CPG, MEG, PSK, ERF, PEY, ATH, POU, NVA, BTE, and IPCO
Should you be buying Headwater Exploration stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Headwater Exploration include Crescent Point Energy (CPG), MEG Energy (MEG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Paramount Resources (POU), NuVista Energy (NVA), Baytex Energy (BTE), and International Petroleum (IPCO). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Headwater Exploration vs. Its Competitors
Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) and Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Headwater Exploration has a beta of 0.713074, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.84, indicating that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Crescent Point Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Headwater Exploration. Crescent Point Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Headwater Exploration, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Headwater Exploration had 6 more articles in the media than Crescent Point Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Headwater Exploration and 0 mentions for Crescent Point Energy. Headwater Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Crescent Point Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Headwater Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Headwater Exploration currently has a consensus target price of C$8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.52%. Given Headwater Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Headwater Exploration is more favorable than Crescent Point Energy.
Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Crescent Point Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share. Headwater Exploration pays out 53.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crescent Point Energy pays out 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Headwater Exploration is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
38.5% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 35.52% compared to Crescent Point Energy's net margin of -1.65%. Headwater Exploration's return on equity of 28.63% beat Crescent Point Energy's return on equity.
Summary
Headwater Exploration beats Crescent Point Energy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:HWX) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff