PD vs. BB, DH, LSPD, DCBO, ABST, U, DV, AI, FSY, and S
Should you be buying Precision Drilling stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Precision Drilling include BlackBerry (BB), DH (DH), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Docebo (DCBO), Absolute Software (ABST), Uranium Participation (U), Dolly Varden Silver (DV), Atrium Mortgage Investment (AI), Forsys Metals (FSY), and Sherritt International (S). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Precision Drilling vs. Its Competitors
Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) and BlackBerry (TSE:BB) are both computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than BlackBerry.
In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 6 more articles in the media than BlackBerry. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Precision Drilling and 0 mentions for BlackBerry. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat BlackBerry's score of 0.00 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Precision Drilling has a beta of 1.595583, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackBerry has a beta of 0.977399, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Precision Drilling currently has a consensus target price of C$98.71, indicating a potential upside of 27.11%. BlackBerry has a consensus target price of C$4.75, indicating a potential downside of 25.20%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than BlackBerry.
Precision Drilling has a net margin of 12.53% compared to BlackBerry's net margin of -21.16%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 14.96% beat BlackBerry's return on equity.
19.9% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of BlackBerry shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of BlackBerry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Precision Drilling beats BlackBerry on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
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This page (TSE:PD) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
