Free Trial

Headwater Exploration (HWX) Competitors

Headwater Exploration logo
C$6.73
-0.13 (-1.90%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

HWX vs. SCR, ERF, POU, BTE, PEY, ATH, NVA, VET, FRU, and IPCO

Should you be buying Headwater Exploration stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Headwater Exploration include Strathcona Resources (SCR), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NuVista Energy (NVA), Vermilion Energy (VET), Freehold Royalties (FRU), and International Petroleum (IPCO). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Headwater Exploration vs.

Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) and Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and community ranking.

In the previous week, Strathcona Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Headwater Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Strathcona Resources and 0 mentions for Headwater Exploration. Strathcona Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Headwater Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Strathcona Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Strathcona Resources Neutral
Headwater Exploration Neutral

Strathcona Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Headwater Exploration. Strathcona Resources 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
Strathcona ResourcesC$4.74B1.23C$550.40MC$4.306.33
Headwater ExplorationC$484.24M3.30C$186.63MC$0.788.63

Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 38.54% compared to Strathcona Resources' net margin of 11.62%. Headwater Exploration's return on equity of 30.64% beat Strathcona Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Strathcona Resources11.62% 12.32% 6.81%
Headwater Exploration 38.54%30.64%17.83%

0.4% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Strathcona Resources pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Headwater Exploration pays out 51.3% 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.

Strathcona Resources received 70 more outperform votes than Headwater Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.94% of users gave Strathcona Resources an outperform vote while only 54.41% of users gave Headwater Exploration an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Strathcona ResourcesOutperform Votes
107
62.94%
Underperform Votes
63
37.06%
Headwater ExplorationOutperform Votes
37
54.41%
Underperform Votes
31
45.59%

Strathcona Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$34.25, suggesting a potential upside of 25.83%. Headwater Exploration has a consensus target price of C$9.39, suggesting a potential upside of 39.57%. Given Headwater Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Headwater Exploration is more favorable than Strathcona Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Strathcona Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Headwater Exploration
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Summary

Strathcona Resources and Headwater Exploration tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get Headwater Exploration News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HWX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

HWX vs. The Competition

MetricHeadwater ExplorationOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.60BC$1.35BC$3.72BC$5.91B
Dividend Yield5.88%7.95%7.14%5.37%
P/E Ratio8.63135.61110.0026.39
Price / Sales3.3027,731.9220,231.621,461.09
Price / Cash8.0684.2767.8381.53
Price / Book2.431.341.483.07
Net IncomeC$186.63MC$101.44MC$400.87MC$287.21M
7 Day Performance-0.15%-0.65%-0.92%-1.61%
1 Month Performance2.91%-1.59%-1.56%2.38%
1 Year Performance-9.91%-5.24%2.68%47.68%

Headwater Exploration Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWX
Headwater Exploration
3.0321 of 5 stars
C$6.73
-1.9%
C$9.39
+39.6%
-8.0%C$1.60BC$484.24M8.6335
SCR
Strathcona Resources
3.6834 of 5 stars
C$27.87
-3.5%
C$34.25
+22.9%
+1.3%C$5.97BC$4.74B6.48193Gap Down
ERF
Enerplus
3.3035 of 5 stars
C$26.78
-3.4%
C$24.14
-9.9%
N/AC$5.47BC$1.48B10.98404
POU
Paramount Resources
3.3358 of 5 stars
C$26.70
-2.8%
C$37.25
+39.5%
-19.4%C$3.92BC$1.79B11.31579Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.7715 of 5 stars
C$3.92
-4.6%
C$6.11
+55.9%
-34.5%C$3.16BC$3.43B-5.68220Gap Up
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
2.8644 of 5 stars
C$15.28
-1.8%
C$17.60
+15.2%
+4.0%C$2.99BC$901.99M9.8653Positive News
Gap Down
ATH
Athabasca Oil
2.0723 of 5 stars
C$5.06
-3.4%
C$6.19
+22.3%
+25.5%C$2.75BC$1.31B33.73170Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
NVA
NuVista Energy
4.2331 of 5 stars
C$10.98
-1.4%
C$15.78
+43.7%
-16.9%C$2.26BC$1.23B6.8288News Coverage
Gap Down
VET
Vermilion Energy
2.9347 of 5 stars
C$13.43
-2.6%
C$19.36
+44.2%
-35.1%C$2.09BC$1.81B-2.63720Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
FRU
Freehold Royalties
2.6648 of 5 stars
C$13.82
-1.1%
C$17.35
+25.5%
-3.9%C$2.08BC$323.04M13.82N/A
IPCO
International Petroleum
2.0126 of 5 stars
C$16.03
-3.5%
C$20.25
+26.3%
+9.3%C$1.93BC$881.28M8.44N/AGap Down

Related Companies and Tools


This page (TSE:HWX) was last updated on 11/1/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners