IPCO vs. HWX, AAV, KEL, BIR, CJ, PEY, FRU, ATH, CR, and SGY
Should you be buying International Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Petroleum include Headwater Exploration (HWX), Advantage Energy (AAV), Kelt Exploration (KEL), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), Cardinal Energy (CJ), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Freehold Royalties (FRU), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Crew Energy (CR), and Surge Energy (SGY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) and International Petroleum (TSE:IPCO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Headwater Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than International Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Headwater Exploration and 0 mentions for International Petroleum. International Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Headwater Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Headwater Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.
37.9% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of International Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of International Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Headwater Exploration has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Petroleum has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Headwater Exploration presently has a consensus target price of C$9.15, indicating a potential upside of 30.71%. International Petroleum has a consensus target price of C$17.13, indicating a potential upside of 35.48%. Given Headwater Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Petroleum is more favorable than Headwater Exploration.
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.
Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 37.34% compared to Headwater Exploration's net margin of 23.28%. International Petroleum's return on equity of 25.15% beat Headwater Exploration's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Headwater Exploration beats International Petroleum on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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