International Petroleum (IPCO) Competitors

Veren (TSE:VRN) and International Petroleum (TSE:IPCO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer VRN or IPCO?

In the previous week, Veren had 4 more articles in the media than International Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Veren and 1 mentions for International Petroleum. Veren's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat International Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that Veren is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veren	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do analysts prefer VRN or IPCO?

Veren presently has a consensus price target of C$11.74, indicating a potential upside of 42.59%. International Petroleum has a consensus price target of C$21.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.82%. Given Veren's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Veren is more favorable than International Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veren	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
International Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRN or IPCO?

International Petroleum received 87 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Veren an outperform vote while only 55.75% of users gave International Petroleum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veren	Outperform Votes 10 66.67%	Underperform Votes 5 33.33%
International Petroleum	Outperform Votes 97 55.75%	Underperform Votes 77 44.25%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VRN or IPCO?

Veren has higher revenue and earnings than International Petroleum. Veren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Petroleum, 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
Veren	C$3.83B	1.32	C$1.07B	C$1.76	4.69
International Petroleum	C$621.26M	2.54	C$69.75M	C$1.18	15.89

Is VRN or IPCO more profitable?

Veren has a net margin of 27.98% compared to International Petroleum's net margin of 11.23%. Veren's return on equity of 16.28% beat International Petroleum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veren	27.98%	16.28%	N/A
International Petroleum	11.23%	10.18%	7.72%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VRN or IPCO?

16.7% of International Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.6% of International Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Veren beats International Petroleum on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.