PHX Energy Services (PHX) Competitors C$7.97 -0.17 (-2.09%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PHX vs. VET, VNR, NOA, OBE, CEI, MPC, HME, GTE, HAL, and EShould you be buying PHX Energy Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PHX Energy Services include Vermilion Energy (VET), Valener (VNR), North American Construction Group (NOA), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), Madison Pacific Properties (MPC), Hemisphere Energy (HME), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common (HAL), and Enterprise Group (E). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. PHX Energy Services vs. Vermilion Energy Valener North American Construction Group Obsidian Energy Coelacanth Energy Madison Pacific Properties Hemisphere Energy Gran Tierra Energy Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common Enterprise Group Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) and PHX Energy Services (TSE:PHX) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Is VET or PHX a better dividend stock? Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. PHX Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Vermilion Energy pays out -9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PHX Energy Services pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has better earnings and valuation, VET or PHX? PHX Energy Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PHX Energy Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVermilion EnergyC$1.96B0.71-C$822.19M-C$5.32-1.68PHX Energy ServicesC$638.31M0.57C$72.75MC$1.595.01 Which has more risk & volatility, VET or PHX? Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.6, suggesting that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PHX Energy Services has a beta of 2.32, suggesting that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate VET or PHX? Vermilion Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$15.17, indicating a potential upside of 69.46%. PHX Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$11.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.29%. Given Vermilion Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than PHX Energy Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vermilion Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56PHX Energy Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is VET or PHX more profitable? PHX Energy Services has a net margin of 11.40% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -42.01%. PHX Energy Services' return on equity of 34.01% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vermilion Energy-42.01% -28.37% -5.53% PHX Energy Services 11.40%34.01%10.65% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VET or PHX? 44.8% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of PHX Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of PHX Energy Services shares are owned 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. Does the media prefer VET or PHX? In the previous week, PHX Energy Services had 6 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for PHX Energy Services and 0 mentions for Vermilion Energy. PHX Energy Services' average media sentiment score of -0.27 beat Vermilion Energy's score of -1.00 indicating that PHX Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Vermilion Energy Negative PHX Energy Services Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VET or PHX? Vermilion Energy received 378 more outperform votes than PHX Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.39% of users gave PHX Energy Services an outperform vote while only 56.91% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVermilion EnergyOutperform Votes62656.91% Underperform Votes47443.09% PHX Energy ServicesOutperform Votes24861.39% Underperform Votes15638.61% SummaryPHX Energy Services beats Vermilion Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PHX Energy Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PHX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PHX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPHX Energy ServicesOil & Gas Drilling IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$363.51MC$247.95MC$7.28BC$5.94BDividend Yield8.71%14.24%10.95%6.32%P/E Ratio5.014.8454.3529.95Price / Sales0.570.3823,751.13752.53Price / Cash14.3729.0735.5083.71Price / Book1.751.543.533.96Net IncomeC$72.75MC$58.98MC$4.30BC$301.32M7 Day Performance-4.32%1.20%-1.21%1.35%1 Month Performance5.01%6.96%7.90%8.57%1 Year Performance-11.44%-14.95%175.33%14.85% PHX Energy Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PHXPHX Energy Services3.3836 of 5 starsC$7.97-2.1%C$11.50+44.3%-10.0%C$363.51MC$638.31M5.0120News CoveragePositive NewsVETVermilion Energy1.9391 of 5 starsC$9.32+4.3%C$15.17+62.7%-45.5%C$1.44BC$1.96B-1.75720Gap UpVNRValenerN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.02BC$86.25M17.73381NOANorth American Construction Group4.5249 of 5 starsC$22.67+3.4%C$35.75+57.7%-12.7%C$606.81MC$1.18B10.66200OBEObsidian Energy2.9784 of 5 starsC$6.74+5.8%C$10.67+58.3%-36.8%C$512.28MC$716.89M4.39190CEICoelacanth EnergyN/AC$0.86flatN/AN/AC$456.38MC$11.72M-67.619Gap DownMPCMadison Pacific PropertiesN/AC$5.00+1.6%N/A-14.6%C$281.68MC$42.15M-6.7417,800HMEHemisphere EnergyN/AC$1.75+1.7%N/A+1.8%C$171.54MC$88.42M5.848Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGTEGran Tierra Energy4.0736 of 5 starsC$6.56+3.1%C$10.75+63.9%-47.9%C$168.17MC$525.11M3.14340Positive NewsGap UpHALGlobal X Active Canadian Dividend ETF CommonN/AC$22.10+1.2%N/A+11.7%C$149.62MN/A0.0045,000EEnterprise Group2.5091 of 5 starsC$1.76+2.9%C$2.57+45.8%+29.4%C$135.52MC$47.20M17.1532,700Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Vermilion Energy Alternatives Valener Alternatives North American Construction Group Alternatives Obsidian Energy Alternatives Coelacanth Energy Alternatives Madison Pacific Properties Alternatives Hemisphere Energy Alternatives Gran Tierra Energy Alternatives Global X Active Canadian Dividend ETF Common Alternatives Enterprise Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:PHX) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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