PEY vs. ARX, OVV, WCP, SCR, MEG, CPG, PSK, ERF, ATH, and POU
Should you be buying Peyto Exploration & Development stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peyto Exploration & Development include ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Strathcona Resources (SCR), MEG Energy (MEG), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Athabasca Oil (ATH), and Paramount Resources (POU). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Peyto Exploration & Development vs. Its Competitors
ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) and Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Peyto Exploration & Development had 1 more articles in the media than ARC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development and 3 mentions for ARC Resources. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat ARC Resources' score of -0.20 indicating that Peyto Exploration & Development is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Peyto Exploration & Development has a net margin of 32.08% compared to ARC Resources' net margin of 20.95%. ARC Resources' return on equity of 14.60% beat Peyto Exploration & Development's return on equity.
ARC Resources has a beta of 0.126719, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of -0.004407, meaning that its stock price is 100% less volatile than the S&P 500.
45.9% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.5% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Peyto Exploration & Development. ARC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peyto Exploration & Development, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ARC Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$33.13, suggesting a potential upside of 29.70%. Peyto Exploration & Development has a consensus target price of C$21.44, suggesting a potential upside of 7.13%. Given ARC Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ARC Resources is more favorable than Peyto Exploration & Development.
ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. ARC Resources pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peyto Exploration & Development pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
ARC Resources beats Peyto Exploration & Development on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PEY) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff