PRQ vs. SGY, OBE, TNZ, VLE, CEI, FEC, SNM, LGN, LOU, and SEI
Should you be buying Petrus Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Petrus Resources include Surge Energy (SGY), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Tenaz Energy (TNZ), Valeura Energy (VLE), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), Frontera Energy (FEC), ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM), Logan Energy (LGN), Lucero Energy (LOU), and Sintana Energy (SEI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Petrus Resources vs. Its Competitors
Petrus Resources (TSE:PRQ) and Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
0.1% of Petrus Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.2% of Surge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 75.2% of Petrus Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Surge Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Petrus Resources has a net margin of 50.04% compared to Surge Energy's net margin of -13.88%. Petrus Resources' return on equity of 13.71% beat Surge Energy's return on equity.
Petrus Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Surge Energy. Surge Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petrus Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Petrus Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Surge Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Petrus Resources pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Surge Energy pays out -65.2% 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.
Petrus Resources has a beta of 3.02, suggesting that its share price is 202% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surge Energy has a beta of 2.54, suggesting that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Surge Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Petrus Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Surge Energy and 1 mentions for Petrus Resources. Surge Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Petrus Resources' score of 0.20 indicating that Surge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Surge Energy has a consensus target price of C$10.30, indicating a potential upside of 65.59%. Given Surge Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Surge Energy is more favorable than Petrus Resources.
Summary
Surge Energy beats Petrus Resources on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PRQ) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
