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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$85.99M	2.05	C$43.04M	C$0.34	4.13
Surge Energy	C$578.75M	1.09	-C$80.33M	-C$0.80	-7.89

Do analysts rate PRQ or SGY?

Surge Energy has a consensus price target of C$10.30, indicating a potential upside of 63.75%. Given Surge Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media prefer PRQ or SGY?

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 1.33 beat Petrus Resources' score of 0.30 indicating that Surge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Petrus Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Surge Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

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

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 8.6%. Surge Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, PRQ or SGY?

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.

Summary

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