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Petrus Resources (PRQ) Competitors

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C$1.45 -0.02 (-1.36%)
As of 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

PRQ vs. SGY, OBE, VLE, TNZ, CEI, LGN, SNM, FEC, LOU, and PNE

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), Valeura Energy (VLE), Tenaz Energy (TNZ), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), Logan Energy (LGN), ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM), Frontera Energy (FEC), Lucero Energy (LOU), and Pine Cliff Energy (PNE). 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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

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 7.3%. 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.

0.1% of Petrus Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.2% of Surge Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.2% of Petrus Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Surge Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Petrus ResourcesC$85.99M2.13C$43.04MC$0.344.28
Surge EnergyC$578.75M1.24-C$80.33M-C$0.80-8.94

In the previous week, Petrus Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Surge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Petrus Resources and 0 mentions for Surge Energy. Petrus Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Surge Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Petrus Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Petrus Resources Positive
Surge Energy Neutral

Petrus Resources has a beta of 3.02, suggesting that its stock price is 202% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surge Energy has a beta of 2.54, suggesting that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Resources50.04% 13.71% 1.66%
Surge Energy -13.88%-10.13%2.75%

Surge Energy has a consensus target price of C$9.42, indicating a potential upside of 32.07%. Given Surge Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Summary

Petrus Resources beats Surge Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PRQ vs. The Competition

MetricPetrus ResourcesOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$182.76MC$1.45BC$7.76BC$6.37B
Dividend Yield8.82%8.28%10.97%6.72%
P/E Ratio4.28299.8972.9673.11
Price / Sales2.13110,623.0624,808.281,702.26
Price / Cash29.0886.6435.8783.29
Price / Book0.581.674.034.91
Net IncomeC$43.04MC$83.35MC$4.27BC$301.20M
7 Day PerformanceN/A1.48%1.65%1.35%
1 Month Performance2.11%2.12%0.79%1.88%
1 Year Performance9.85%8.85%8.93%27.39%

Petrus Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRQ
Petrus Resources
N/AC$1.45
-1.4%
N/A+10.7%C$182.76MC$85.99M4.2817News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
SGY
Surge Energy
2.8773 of 5 stars
C$7.06
-2.4%
C$9.42
+33.4%
+7.2%C$709.98MC$578.75M-8.8593
OBE
Obsidian Energy
3.7133 of 5 stars
C$7.78
-1.3%
C$10.67
+37.1%
-8.4%C$591.32MC$716.89M5.07190News Coverage
VLE
Valeura Energy
N/AC$8.21
-1.2%
N/A+62.5%C$538.38MC$386.11M6.45196
TNZ
Tenaz Energy
0.8878 of 5 stars
C$19.15
+0.8%
C$20.25
+5.7%
+170.1%C$535.98MC$66.53M288.8115News Coverage
CEI
Coelacanth Energy
N/AC$0.83
-2.4%
C$1.10
+32.5%
N/AC$440.46MC$11.72M-65.259
LGN
Logan Energy
3.1101 of 5 stars
C$0.73
+1.4%
C$1.49
+103.8%
-12.2%C$421.88MC$131.91M21.11N/A
SNM
ShaMaran Petroleum
N/AC$0.21
+2.4%
N/A+193.3%C$420.23MC$67.02M5.723,530Gap Up
FEC
Frontera Energy
N/AC$6.12
flat
N/A-25.2%C$348.12MC$743.89M3.851,107Positive News
LOU
Lucero Energy
N/AC$0.42
flat
C$0.55
+31.4%
N/AC$267.82MC$166.52M6.68N/A
PNE
Pine Cliff Energy
2.8246 of 5 stars
C$0.64
+1.6%
C$0.93
+44.5%
-31.5%C$231.80MC$183.28M-15.4579News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Gap Up

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