IPO vs. CJ, CR, KEC, SDE, VLE, SGY, SNM, TNZ, OBE, and LGN
Should you be buying InPlay Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of InPlay Oil include Cardinal Energy (CJ), Crew Energy (CR), Kiwetinohk Energy (KEC), Spartan Delta (SDE), Valeura Energy (VLE), Surge Energy (SGY), ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM), Tenaz Energy (TNZ), Obsidian Energy (OBE), and Logan Energy (LGN). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
InPlay Oil vs. Its Competitors
Cardinal Energy (TSE:CJ) and InPlay Oil (TSE:IPO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Cardinal Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. InPlay Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Cardinal Energy pays out 130.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. InPlay Oil pays out -720.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Cardinal Energy has a beta of 0.685823, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InPlay Oil has a beta of 1.094967, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cardinal Energy has a net margin of 19.57% compared to InPlay Oil's net margin of 12.95%. Cardinal Energy's return on equity of 11.24% beat InPlay Oil's return on equity.
In the previous week, InPlay Oil had 3 more articles in the media than Cardinal Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for InPlay Oil and 7 mentions for Cardinal Energy. Cardinal Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat InPlay Oil's score of 0.37 indicating that Cardinal Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cardinal Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$7.33, indicating a potential downside of 2.22%. InPlay Oil has a consensus target price of C$12.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.89%. Given InPlay Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe InPlay Oil is more favorable than Cardinal Energy.
8.0% of Cardinal Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of InPlay Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of Cardinal Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of InPlay Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cardinal Energy has higher revenue and earnings than InPlay Oil. InPlay Oil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cardinal Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Cardinal Energy beats InPlay Oil on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:IPO) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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