Kiwetinohk Energy (KEC) Competitors

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

Is KEC or NVA more profitable?

NuVista Energy has a net margin of 24.21% compared to Kiwetinohk Energy's net margin of 13.75%. NuVista Energy's return on equity of 13.51% beat Kiwetinohk Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kiwetinohk Energy	13.75%	9.15%	4.41%
NuVista Energy	24.21%	13.51%	9.79%

Which has better valuation & earnings, KEC or NVA?

NuVista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kiwetinohk Energy. NuVista Energy 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	1.55	C$65.52M	C$1.50	11.25
NuVista Energy	C$1.22B	2.23	C$294.68M	C$1.43	9.29

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KEC or NVA?

NuVista Energy received 764 more outperform votes than Kiwetinohk Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.27% of users gave NuVista Energy 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%
NuVista Energy	Outperform Votes 774 71.27%	Underperform Votes 312 28.73%

Does the media prefer KEC or NVA?

In the previous week, Kiwetinohk Energy had 9 more articles in the media than NuVista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kiwetinohk Energy and 1 mentions for NuVista Energy. NuVista Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Kiwetinohk Energy's score of 0.18 indicating that NuVista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kiwetinohk Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NuVista Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, KEC or NVA?

Kiwetinohk Energy has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NuVista Energy has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KEC or NVA?

63.1% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of NuVista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of NuVista Energy 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.

Do analysts recommend KEC or NVA?

Kiwetinohk Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.53%. NuVista Energy has a consensus price target of C$17.28, suggesting a potential upside of 30.13%. Given Kiwetinohk Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kiwetinohk Energy is more favorable than NuVista Energy.

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
NuVista Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

NuVista Energy beats Kiwetinohk Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.