KEY vs. ALA, GEI, TPZ, PPL, PKI, CPG, MEG, SCR, PSK, and WCP
Should you be buying Keyera stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Keyera include AltaGas (ALA), Gibson Energy (GEI), Topaz Energy (TPZ), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), Parkland (PKI), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), and Whitecap Resources (WCP). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Keyera (TSE:KEY) and AltaGas (TSE:ALA) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
43.4% of Keyera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of AltaGas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Keyera shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AltaGas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Keyera has a net margin of 6.01% compared to AltaGas' net margin of 5.18%. Keyera's return on equity of 15.15% beat AltaGas' return on equity.
AltaGas has higher revenue and earnings than Keyera. AltaGas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keyera, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Keyera has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AltaGas has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Keyera had 1 more articles in the media than AltaGas. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Keyera and 4 mentions for AltaGas. AltaGas' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Keyera's score of 0.50 indicating that AltaGas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. AltaGas pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Keyera pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AltaGas pays out 52.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Keyera presently has a consensus price target of C$36.72, indicating a potential upside of 3.27%. AltaGas has a consensus price target of C$33.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.58%. Given AltaGas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AltaGas is more favorable than Keyera.
AltaGas received 28 more outperform votes than Keyera when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.87% of users gave AltaGas an outperform vote while only 55.92% of users gave Keyera an outperform vote.
Summary
AltaGas beats Keyera on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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