Headwater Exploration (HWX) Competitors

PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) and Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Does the media favor PSK or HWX?

In the previous week, PrairieSky Royalty's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Headwater Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that PrairieSky Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PrairieSky Royalty	Positive
Headwater Exploration	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, PSK or HWX?

PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Headwater Exploration has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PSK or HWX?

66.0% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PSK or HWX?

PrairieSky Royalty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Headwater Exploration. Headwater Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrairieSky Royalty, 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
PrairieSky Royalty	C$508.08M	11.10	C$214.83M	C$0.90	26.20
Headwater Exploration	C$518.46M	3.06	C$184.15M	C$0.78	8.59

Do analysts prefer PSK or HWX?

PrairieSky Royalty presently has a consensus price target of C$30.86, indicating a potential upside of 30.47%. Headwater Exploration has a consensus price target of C$8.17, indicating a potential upside of 21.89%. Given PrairieSky Royalty's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PrairieSky Royalty is more favorable than Headwater Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PrairieSky Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Headwater Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PSK or HWX more profitable?

PrairieSky Royalty has a net margin of 42.28% compared to Headwater Exploration's net margin of 35.52%. Headwater Exploration's return on equity of 28.63% beat PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PrairieSky Royalty	42.28%	7.83%	5.99%
Headwater Exploration	35.52%	28.63%	17.83%

Is PSK or HWX a better dividend stock?

PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. PrairieSky Royalty pays out 110.8% 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 pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Headwater Exploration is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

PrairieSky Royalty beats Headwater Exploration on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.