PRQ vs. SNM, VLE, SGY, OBE, TNZ, LGN, CEI, FEC, IPO, and KEI
Should you be buying Petrus Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Petrus Resources include ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM), Valeura Energy (VLE), Surge Energy (SGY), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Tenaz Energy (TNZ), Logan Energy (LGN), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), Frontera Energy (FEC), InPlay Oil (IPO), and Kolibri Global Energy (KEI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Petrus Resources vs. Its Competitors
ShaMaran Petroleum (CVE:SNM) and Petrus Resources (TSE:PRQ) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
ShaMaran Petroleum has a beta of 1.407411, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petrus Resources has a beta of 1.102833, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ShaMaran Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Petrus Resources. ShaMaran Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petrus Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
5.1% of ShaMaran Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Petrus Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.9% of ShaMaran Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.2% of Petrus Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
ShaMaran Petroleum has a net margin of 77.08% compared to Petrus Resources' net margin of 50.04%. ShaMaran Petroleum's return on equity of 46.21% beat Petrus Resources' return on equity.
In the previous week, Petrus Resources had 4 more articles in the media than ShaMaran Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Petrus Resources and 0 mentions for ShaMaran Petroleum. Petrus Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat ShaMaran Petroleum's score of 0.00 indicating that Petrus Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
ShaMaran Petroleum beats Petrus Resources on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PRQ) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
