HWX vs. MEG, WCP, PEY, NVA, ATH, POU, FRU, BTE, AAV, and IPCO
Should you be buying Headwater Exploration stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Headwater Exploration include MEG Energy (MEG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), NuVista Energy (NVA), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Paramount Resources (POU), Freehold Royalties (FRU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Advantage Energy (AAV), and International Petroleum (IPCO). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Headwater Exploration vs.
Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) and MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.
MEG Energy received 377 more outperform votes than Headwater Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.09% of users gave MEG Energy an outperform vote while only 56.00% of users gave Headwater Exploration an outperform vote.
MEG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Headwater Exploration. Headwater Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEG Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. MEG Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Headwater Exploration pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MEG Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 35.52% compared to MEG Energy's net margin of 9.04%. Headwater Exploration's return on equity of 28.63% beat MEG Energy's return on equity.
32.4% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of MEG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Headwater Exploration has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MEG Energy has a beta of 2.89, indicating that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Headwater Exploration currently has a consensus price target of C$8.69, suggesting a potential upside of 55.13%. MEG Energy has a consensus price target of C$30.35, suggesting a potential upside of 56.93%. Given MEG Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MEG Energy is more favorable than Headwater Exploration.
In the previous week, MEG Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Headwater Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MEG Energy and 0 mentions for Headwater Exploration. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Headwater Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that MEG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
MEG Energy beats Headwater Exploration on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:HWX) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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