Do analysts recommend CET or PD?

Precision Drilling has a consensus target price of C$148.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Cathedral Energy Services. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cathedral Energy Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Precision Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Do analysts rate XDC or PD?

Precision Drilling has a consensus price target of C$148.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Xtreme Drilling. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Xtreme Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Precision Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Precision Drilling (PD) Competitors

C$120.68 -0.87 (-0.72%)

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PD vs. ESI, CET, AKT, XDC, and AKT.A

Should you buy Precision Drilling stock or one of its competitors? Precision Drilling's main competitors and comparable companies include Ensign Energy Services (ESI), Cathedral Energy Services (CET), Akita Drilling (AKT), Xtreme Drilling (XDC), and AKITA Drilling (AKT.A). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "oil & gas drilling" industry.

How does Precision Drilling compare to Ensign Energy Services?

Ensign Energy Services (TSE:ESI) and Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Ensign Energy Services has a beta of 1.579155, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 0.586196, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 1 more articles in the media than Ensign Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Precision Drilling and 0 mentions for Ensign Energy Services. Ensign Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Precision Drilling's score of 0.75 indicating that Ensign Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ensign Energy Services	Positive
Precision Drilling	Positive

Ensign Energy Services presently has a consensus price target of C$3.75, indicating a potential upside of 0.81%. Precision Drilling has a consensus price target of C$148.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Ensign Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ensign Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Precision Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Precision Drilling has a net margin of -1.71% compared to Ensign Energy Services' net margin of -2.45%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of -2.03% beat Ensign Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ensign Energy Services	-2.45%	-3.11%	2.69%
Precision Drilling	-1.71%	-2.03%	4.87%

4.7% of Ensign Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. 44.9% of Ensign Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are held by company 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.

Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Ensign Energy Services. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ensign Energy Services, 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
Ensign Energy Services	C$1.65B	0.42	C$31.59M	-C$0.22	N/A
Precision Drilling	C$1.92B	0.79	C$244.64M	-C$2.36	N/A

Summary

Precision Drilling beats Ensign Energy Services on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Precision Drilling compare to Cathedral Energy Services?

Cathedral Energy Services (TSE:CET) and Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

14.1% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Cathedral Energy Services has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 0.586196, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 1 more articles in the media than Cathedral Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Precision Drilling and 0 mentions for Cathedral Energy Services. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Cathedral Energy Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cathedral Energy Services	Neutral
Precision Drilling	Positive

Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Cathedral Energy Services. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathedral Energy Services, 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
Cathedral Energy Services	C$577.31M	0.00	C$21.42M	C$0.08	N/A
Precision Drilling	C$1.92B	0.79	C$244.64M	-C$2.36	N/A

Cathedral Energy Services has a net margin of 3.71% compared to Precision Drilling's net margin of -1.71%. Cathedral Energy Services' return on equity of 12.31% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cathedral Energy Services	3.71%	12.31%	8.07%
Precision Drilling	-1.71%	-2.03%	4.87%

Precision Drilling has a consensus target price of C$148.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Cathedral Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cathedral Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Precision Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Precision Drilling beats Cathedral Energy Services on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Precision Drilling compare to Akita Drilling?

Akita Drilling (TSE:AKT) and Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Akita Drilling has a beta of 0.366643, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 0.586196, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 1 more articles in the media than Akita Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Precision Drilling and 0 mentions for Akita Drilling. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Akita Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Akita Drilling	Neutral
Precision Drilling	Positive

Akita Drilling currently has a consensus price target of C$4.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.49%. Precision Drilling has a consensus price target of C$148.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Akita Drilling.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Akita Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Precision Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Akita Drilling. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Akita Drilling, 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
Akita Drilling	C$188.10M	1.12	-C$8.05M	-C$0.14	N/A
Precision Drilling	C$1.92B	0.79	C$244.64M	-C$2.36	N/A

3.3% of Akita Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Akita Drilling has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Precision Drilling's net margin of -1.71%. Akita Drilling's return on equity of 0.00% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Akita Drilling	N/A	N/A	N/A
Precision Drilling	-1.71%	-2.03%	4.87%

Summary

Precision Drilling beats Akita Drilling on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Precision Drilling compare to Xtreme Drilling?

Xtreme Drilling (TSE:XDC) and Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Xtreme Drilling has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Precision Drilling's net margin of -1.71%. Xtreme Drilling's return on equity of 0.00% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xtreme Drilling	N/A	N/A	N/A
Precision Drilling	-1.71%	-2.03%	4.87%

Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Xtreme Drilling. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xtreme Drilling, 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
Xtreme Drilling	C$79.18M	0.00	-C$65.39M	-C$0.87	N/A
Precision Drilling	C$1.92B	0.79	C$244.64M	-C$2.36	N/A

Precision Drilling has a consensus price target of C$148.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Xtreme Drilling.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xtreme Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Precision Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

34.8% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 1 more articles in the media than Xtreme Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Precision Drilling and 0 mentions for Xtreme Drilling. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Xtreme Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xtreme Drilling	Neutral
Precision Drilling	Positive

Summary

Precision Drilling beats Xtreme Drilling on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Precision Drilling compare to AKITA Drilling?

AKITA Drilling (TSE:AKT.A) and Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

AKITA Drilling presently has a consensus target price of C$2.25, indicating a potential downside of 34.02%. Precision Drilling has a consensus target price of C$148.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than AKITA Drilling.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AKITA Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Precision Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

AKITA Drilling has a net margin of 2.60% compared to Precision Drilling's net margin of -1.71%. AKITA Drilling's return on equity of 3.12% beat Precision Drilling's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AKITA Drilling	2.60%	3.12%	-0.11%
Precision Drilling	-1.71%	-2.03%	4.87%

21.2% of AKITA Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of AKITA Drilling shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than AKITA Drilling. Precision Drilling is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AKITA Drilling, 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
AKITA Drilling	C$191.31M	0.68	C$4.87M	C$0.07	48.71
Precision Drilling	C$1.92B	0.79	C$244.64M	-C$2.36	N/A

In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 1 more articles in the media than AKITA Drilling. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Precision Drilling and 0 mentions for AKITA Drilling. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat AKITA Drilling's score of 0.00 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AKITA Drilling	Neutral
Precision Drilling	Positive

AKITA Drilling has a beta of -0.233751, meaning that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Precision Drilling has a beta of 0.586196, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Precision Drilling beats AKITA Drilling on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Precision Drilling	Energy Equipment & Services Industry	Energy Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$1.53B	C$3.55B	C$10.43B	C$12.85B
Dividend Yield	5.87%	13.40%	10.62%	6.33%
P/E Ratio	-51.14	25.72	20.61	37.34
Price / Sales	0.79	18.23	534.38	8.34
Price / Cash	33.65	20.77	37.32	82.29
Price / Book	0.97	2.09	4.10	4.34
Net Income	C$244.64M	C$66.30M	C$4.34B	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	0.89%	-0.82%	-0.48%	-0.72%
1 Month Performance	-2.98%	-4.11%	-3.98%	-2.17%
1 Year Performance	55.40%	37.01%	33.66%	13.30%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PD Precision Drilling	2.2089 of 5 stars	C$120.68 -0.7%	C$148.00 +22.6%	+57.9%	C$1.53B	C$1.92B	N/A	950	News Coverage
ESI Ensign Energy Services	1.4993 of 5 stars	C$3.61 -0.3%	C$3.75 +3.9%	+51.2%	C$665.42M	C$1.65B	N/A	4,160	News Coverage Positive News
CET Cathedral Energy Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$216.31M	C$577.31M	11.25	6
AKT Akita Drilling	N/A	C$3.68 -0.5%	C$4.25 +15.5%	N/A	C$211.59M	C$188.10M	N/A	1,000
XDC Xtreme Drilling	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$142.47M	C$79.18M	N/A	N/A	Gap Down

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PD vs. ESI, CET, AKT, XDC, and AKT.A

How does Precision Drilling compare to Ensign Energy Services?

Which has more volatility and risk, ESI or PD?

Does the media favor ESI or PD?

Do analysts prefer ESI or PD?

Is ESI or PD more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ESI or PD?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ESI or PD?

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Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CET or PD?

Which has more risk and volatility, CET or PD?

Does the media refer more to CET or PD?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CET or PD?

Is CET or PD more profitable?

Do analysts recommend CET or PD?

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Which has more volatility and risk, AKT or PD?

Does the media refer more to AKT or PD?

Do analysts recommend AKT or PD?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AKT or PD?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AKT or PD?

Is AKT or PD more profitable?

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How does Precision Drilling compare to Xtreme Drilling?

Is XDC or PD more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, XDC or PD?

Do analysts rate XDC or PD?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in XDC or PD?

Does the media favor XDC or PD?

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Do analysts rate AKT.A or PD?

Is AKT.A or PD more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AKT.A or PD?

Which has better valuation & earnings, AKT.A or PD?

Does the media refer more to AKT.A or PD?

Which has more risk & volatility, AKT.A or PD?

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