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TSE:HWX

Headwater Exploration (HWX) Competitors

C$7.03
-0.16 (-2.23%)
(As of 09/21/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
C$7.00
C$7.20
50-Day Range
C$6.75
C$7.62
52-Week Range
C$5.03
C$7.88
Volume
485,352 shs
Average Volume
725,641 shs
Market Capitalization
C$1.66 billion
P/E Ratio
12.55
Dividend Yield
5.69%
Price Target
C$9.21

HWX vs. IPCO, AAV, KEL, FRU, ATH, PEY, BIR, CJ, CR, and FEC

Should you be buying Headwater Exploration stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Headwater Exploration include International Petroleum (IPCO), Advantage Energy (AAV), Kelt Exploration (KEL), Freehold Royalties (FRU), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), Cardinal Energy (CJ), Crew Energy (CR), and Frontera Energy (FEC). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Headwater Exploration vs.

Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) and International Petroleum (TSE:IPCO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Headwater Exploration has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Petroleum has a beta of 2.72, meaning that its share price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Headwater Exploration currently has a consensus target price of C$9.21, suggesting a potential upside of 30.99%. International Petroleum has a consensus target price of C$17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 35.06%. Given International Petroleum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Petroleum is more favorable than Headwater Exploration.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Headwater Exploration
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
International Petroleum
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Headwater Exploration had 2 more articles in the media than International Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Headwater Exploration and 1 mentions for International Petroleum. International Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Headwater Exploration's score of -0.07 indicating that International Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Headwater Exploration
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
International Petroleum
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

International Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Headwater Exploration. International Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Headwater Exploration, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Headwater ExplorationC$354.17M4.68C$132.26MC$0.5612.55
International PetroleumC$959.06M1.71C$223.26MC$2.096.07

37.9% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of International Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of International Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 37.34% compared to International Petroleum's net margin of 23.28%. Headwater Exploration's return on equity of 25.15% beat International Petroleum's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Headwater Exploration37.34% 25.15% 14.99%
International Petroleum 23.28%22.53%12.01%

International Petroleum received 63 more outperform votes than Headwater Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.69% of users gave Headwater Exploration an outperform vote while only 57.41% of users gave International Petroleum an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Headwater ExplorationOutperform Votes
30
57.69%
Underperform Votes
22
42.31%
International PetroleumOutperform Votes
93
57.41%
Underperform Votes
69
42.59%

Summary

International Petroleum beats Headwater Exploration on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.


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HWX vs. The Competition

MetricHeadwater ExplorationOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.66BC$1.47BC$3.80BC$4.62B
Dividend Yield5.56%12.04%8.62%5.11%
P/E Ratio12.55135.52111.2325.80
Price / Sales4.6830,528.7520,827.291,737.10
Price / Cash8.0685.6566.3780.15
Price / Book2.971.561.652.32
Net IncomeC$132.26MC$214.60MC$592.88MC$306.36M
7 Day Performance-3.83%0.09%-0.08%-2.90%
1 Month PerformanceN/A2.63%4.49%-0.77%
1 Year Performance15.44%-4.93%5.86%3.65%

Headwater Exploration Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IPCO
International Petroleum
0 of 5 stars
C$13.27
+1.8%
C$17.13
+29.1%
+15.2%C$1.72BC$959.06M6.12N/A
AAV
Advantage Energy
1.9993 of 5 stars
C$9.48
+1.8%
C$12.75
+34.5%
-12.2%C$1.59BC$644.15M9.4860
KEL
Kelt Exploration
1.7981 of 5 stars
C$7.49
+2.3%
C$8.14
+8.7%
+16.2%C$1.44BC$487.28M11.7077
FRU
Freehold Royalties
2.4709 of 5 stars
C$14.84
+1.6%
C$18.97
+27.8%
+2.9%C$2.24BC$347.20M14.00N/A
ATH
Athabasca Oil
1.4362 of 5 stars
C$3.88
+2.1%
C$4.31
+11.1%
+67.4%C$2.26BC$1.17B3.34169News Coverage
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
2.6195 of 5 stars
C$12.97
+1.8%
C$16.25
+25.3%
+7.6%C$2.27BC$1.25B6.5853Dividend Announcement
BIR
Birchcliff Energy
2.6849 of 5 stars
C$8.54
+0.5%
C$11.02
+29.0%
-30.8%C$2.27BC$1.16B7.43219
CJ
Cardinal Energy
2.253 of 5 stars
C$7.49
+3.9%
C$9.70
+29.5%
-4.9%C$1.19BC$490.19M6.24180
CR
Crew Energy
2.2642 of 5 stars
C$6.56
+2.7%
C$7.84
+19.6%
+2.1%C$1.03BC$389.56M4.3252
FEC
Frontera Energy
0 of 5 stars
C$10.59
+5.8%
C$14.50
+36.9%
+1.1%C$902.16MC$1.21B2.951,191

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