InPlay Oil (IPO) Competitors

Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) and InPlay Oil (TSE:IPO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Do analysts rate POU or IPO?

Paramount Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$23.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.37%. InPlay Oil has a consensus price target of C$6.50, indicating a potential downside of 32.71%. Given Paramount Resources' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Paramount Resources is more favorable than InPlay Oil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
InPlay Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media favor POU or IPO?

In the previous week, Paramount Resources had 1 more articles in the media than InPlay Oil. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Paramount Resources and 2 mentions for InPlay Oil. Paramount Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat InPlay Oil's score of 0.80 indicating that Paramount Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paramount Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
InPlay Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in POU or IPO?

9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of InPlay Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of InPlay Oil shares are held 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, POU or IPO?

Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.04, suggesting that its stock price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InPlay Oil has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, POU or IPO?

Paramount Resources has higher revenue and earnings than InPlay Oil. Paramount Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InPlay Oil, 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
Paramount Resources	C$1.93B	1.67	C$366.00M	C$2.44	8.86
InPlay Oil	C$144.95M	5.99	C$18.77M	C$0.21	46.12

Is POU or IPO a better dividend stock?

Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. InPlay Oil pays an annual dividend of C$0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Paramount Resources pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. InPlay Oil pays out 85.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Paramount Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is POU or IPO more profitable?

Paramount Resources has a net margin of 18.92% compared to InPlay Oil's net margin of 12.95%. Paramount Resources' return on equity of 10.06% beat InPlay Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Resources	18.92%	10.06%	5.97%
InPlay Oil	12.95%	6.41%	4.44%

Summary

Paramount Resources beats InPlay Oil on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.