Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) and North American Construction Group (TSE:NOA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Precision Drilling and North American Construction Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Precision Drilling | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2.82 |
North American Construction Group | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.88 |
Precision Drilling currently has a consensus price target of C$28.93, indicating a potential downside of 9.23%. North American Construction Group has a consensus price target of C$19.21, indicating a potential upside of 41.07%. Given North American Construction Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe North American Construction Group is more favorable than Precision Drilling.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Precision Drilling and North American Construction Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Precision Drilling | C$935.75 million | 0.45 | C$-116,543,040.00 | C($8.76) | -3.64 |
North American Construction Group | C$500.37 million | 0.82 | C$47.83 million | C$1.60 | 8.53 |
North American Construction Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Precision Drilling. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Construction Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Precision Drilling and North American Construction Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Precision Drilling | N/A | N/A | N/A |
North American Construction Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
North American Construction Group beats Precision Drilling on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.