Free Trial

MEG Energy (MEG) Competitors

MEG Energy logo
C$27.13 -0.27 (-0.99%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

MEG vs. GFL, RBA, STN, QBR.B, SJ, QBR.A, NVEI, LIF, EFX, and TIXT

Should you be buying MEG Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MEG Energy include GFL Environmental (GFL), RB Global (RBA), Stantec (STN), Quebecor (QBR.B), Stella-Jones (SJ), Quebecor (QBR.A), Nuvei (NVEI), Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), Enerflex (EFX), and TELUS International (Cda) (TIXT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

MEG Energy vs. Its Competitors

GFL Environmental (TSE:GFL) and MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

GFL Environmental pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. MEG Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. GFL Environmental pays out -5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MEG Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, MEG Energy had 2 more articles in the media than GFL Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MEG Energy and 1 mentions for GFL Environmental. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat GFL Environmental's score of -0.34 indicating that MEG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GFL Environmental
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
MEG Energy
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

GFL Environmental has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MEG Energy has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500.

MEG Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GFL Environmental. GFL Environmental is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEG Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GFL EnvironmentalC$7.88B3.24-C$594.65M-C$1.52-43.36
MEG EnergyC$5.39B1.30C$487.47MC$1.8914.37

78.1% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of MEG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of GFL Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

MEG Energy has a net margin of 9.04% compared to GFL Environmental's net margin of -7.55%. MEG Energy's return on equity of 11.06% beat GFL Environmental's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GFL Environmental-7.55% -8.41% 1.22%
MEG Energy 9.04%11.06%8.96%

MEG Energy has a consensus target price of C$30.61, suggesting a potential upside of 12.83%. Given MEG Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MEG Energy is more favorable than GFL Environmental.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GFL Environmental
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00
MEG Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Summary

MEG Energy beats GFL Environmental on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get MEG Energy News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MEG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MEG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

MEG vs. The Competition

MetricMEG EnergyOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$7.03BC$1.44BC$7.88BC$6.31B
Dividend Yield0.86%8.22%10.94%6.72%
P/E Ratio14.37266.0366.8775.38
Price / Sales1.30179,198.6739,820.461,359.95
Price / Cash29.3886.6436.2483.29
Price / Book1.581.694.004.89
Net IncomeC$487.47MC$83.35MC$4.26BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.88%0.46%1.33%1.18%
1 Month Performance5.81%1.44%4.09%5.58%
1 Year Performance-1.35%33.99%14.12%26.97%

MEG Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MEG
MEG Energy
2.2038 of 5 stars
C$27.13
-1.0%
C$30.61
+12.8%
+0.3%C$7.03BC$5.39B14.37449
GFL
GFL Environmental
N/AC$65.86
+1.6%
N/A+20.2%C$25.41BC$7.88B-43.2219,500News Coverage
RBA
RB Global
N/AC$150.23
+1.5%
N/A+35.1%C$19.41BC$2.06B66.004,200
STN
Stantec
1.6283 of 5 stars
C$153.21
+1.5%
C$148.42
-3.1%
+26.0%C$17.47BC$7.14B51.1331,000
QBR.B
Quebecor
0.6465 of 5 stars
C$40.70
-0.3%
C$40.39
-0.8%
+39.0%C$6.42BC$5.67B12.8410,039News Coverage
SJ
Stella-Jones
1.1492 of 5 stars
C$79.87
-2.7%
C$87.17
+9.1%
-16.0%C$4.47BC$3.41B13.95280
QBR.A
Quebecor
N/AC$41.04
-3.3%
N/AN/AC$3.15BC$5.67B12.9510,000Gap Down
NVEI
Nuvei
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$3.13BC$1.31B-432.821,370
LIF
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty
1.552 of 5 stars
C$27.55
+0.3%
C$33.50
+21.6%
-6.1%C$1.77BC$208.43M9.02600
EFX
Enerflex
1.5878 of 5 stars
C$11.03
+3.6%
C$15.71
+42.4%
+49.7%C$1.37BC$3.09B-11.9814,000
TIXT
TELUS International (Cda)
0.8075 of 5 stars
C$5.15
+0.6%
C$3.40
-34.0%
-36.2%C$990.24MC$1.86B31.9473,100

Related Companies and Tools


This page (TSE:MEG) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners