Petrus Resources (PRQ) Competitors

Petrus Resources (TSE:PRQ) and Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, PRQ or SGY?

Petrus Resources has a beta of 0.971965, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surge Energy has a beta of 0.750044, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PRQ or SGY?

Surge Energy has a consensus price target of C$9.42, indicating a potential upside of 37.87%. Given Surge Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Surge Energy is more favorable than Petrus Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Petrus Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Surge Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PRQ or SGY?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Petrus Resources	C$87.67M	2.15	C$43.04M	C$0.07	20.71
Surge Energy	C$635.20M	1.07	-C$80.33M	C$0.55	12.42

Does the media refer more to PRQ or SGY?

In the previous week, Petrus Resources had 12 more articles in the media than Surge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Petrus Resources and 0 mentions for Surge Energy. Petrus Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Surge Energy's score of 0.99 indicating that Petrus Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Petrus Resources	Positive
Surge Energy	Positive

Is PRQ or SGY a better dividend stock?

Petrus Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Surge Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Petrus Resources pays out 171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Surge Energy pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PRQ or SGY?

0.0% of Petrus Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Surge Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.2% of Petrus Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Surge Energy 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.

Is PRQ or SGY more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Petrus Resources	50.04%	13.71%	1.66%
Surge Energy	-13.88%	-10.13%	2.75%

Summary

Petrus Resources beats Surge Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.