Pet Valu (PET) Competitors

Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG) and Pet Valu (TSE:PET) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to CPG or PET?

In the previous week, Pet Valu had 4 more articles in the media than Crescent Point Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pet Valu and 0 mentions for Crescent Point Energy. Pet Valu's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Crescent Point Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Pet Valu is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crescent Point Energy	Neutral
Pet Valu	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CPG or PET?

47.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.2% of Pet Valu shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Pet Valu shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CPG or PET?

Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.84, suggesting that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pet Valu has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CPG or PET more profitable?

Pet Valu has a net margin of 8.02% compared to Crescent Point Energy's net margin of -1.65%. Pet Valu's return on equity of 100.39% beat Crescent Point Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Point Energy	-1.65%	3.31%	2.86%
Pet Valu	8.02%	100.39%	11.38%

Is CPG or PET a better dividend stock?

Crescent Point Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share. Pet Valu pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Crescent Point Energy pays out 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pet Valu pays out 36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pet Valu is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CPG or PET?

Crescent Point Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pet Valu. Crescent Point Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pet Valu, 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
Crescent Point Energy	C$3.51B	0.00	C$215.70M	C$0.49	N/A
Pet Valu	C$1.08B	1.94	C$86.60M	C$1.21	24.35

Do analysts rate CPG or PET?

Pet Valu has a consensus price target of C$34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.23%. Given Pet Valu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pet Valu is more favorable than Crescent Point Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Point Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Pet Valu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.30

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CPG or PET?

Crescent Point Energy received 916 more outperform votes than Pet Valu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.58% of users gave Crescent Point Energy an outperform vote while only 60.87% of users gave Pet Valu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crescent Point Energy	Outperform Votes 930 74.58%	Underperform Votes 317 25.42%
Pet Valu	Outperform Votes 14 60.87%	Underperform Votes 9 39.13%

Summary

Pet Valu beats Crescent Point Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.