Kiwetinohk Energy (KEC) Competitors

Kiwetinohk Energy (TSE:KEC) and Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KEC or POU?

Paramount Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Kiwetinohk Energy. Paramount Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kiwetinohk Energy, 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
Kiwetinohk Energy	C$476.56M	1.68	C$65.52M	C$1.50	12.22
Paramount Resources	C$1.93B	1.65	C$366.00M	C$2.44	8.78

Does the media refer more to KEC or POU?

In the previous week, Paramount Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Kiwetinohk Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Paramount Resources and 1 mentions for Kiwetinohk Energy. Kiwetinohk Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Paramount Resources' score of 0.88 indicating that Kiwetinohk Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kiwetinohk Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paramount Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KEC or POU?

63.1% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, KEC or POU?

Kiwetinohk Energy has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.04, suggesting that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KEC or POU more profitable?

Paramount Resources has a net margin of 18.92% compared to Kiwetinohk Energy's net margin of 13.75%. Paramount Resources' return on equity of 10.06% beat Kiwetinohk Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kiwetinohk Energy	13.75%	9.15%	4.41%
Paramount Resources	18.92%	10.06%	5.97%

Do analysts rate KEC or POU?

Kiwetinohk Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$22.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.02%. Paramount Resources has a consensus target price of C$23.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.78%. Given Kiwetinohk Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kiwetinohk Energy is more favorable than Paramount Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kiwetinohk Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Paramount Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KEC or POU?

Paramount Resources received 394 more outperform votes than Kiwetinohk Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.33% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Kiwetinohk Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kiwetinohk Energy	Outperform Votes 10 45.45%	Underperform Votes 12 54.55%
Paramount Resources	Outperform Votes 404 51.33%	Underperform Votes 383 48.67%

Summary

Paramount Resources beats Kiwetinohk Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.