Pulse Seismic (PSD) Competitors

Total Energy Services (TSE:TOT) and Pulse Seismic (TSE:PSD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation and earnings, TOT or PSD?

Total Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Pulse Seismic. Total Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pulse Seismic, 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
Total Energy Services	C$846.24M	0.41	C$41.49M	C$1.12	8.32
Pulse Seismic	C$34.51M	3.71	C$10.87M	C$0.21	11.78

Which has more volatility & risk, TOT or PSD?

Total Energy Services has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pulse Seismic has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TOT or PSD a better dividend stock?

Total Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Pulse Seismic pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Total Energy Services pays out 32.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pulse Seismic pays out 28.1% 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.

Does the media refer more to TOT or PSD?

In the previous week, Pulse Seismic had 2 more articles in the media than Total Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pulse Seismic and 0 mentions for Total Energy Services. Pulse Seismic's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Total Energy Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Pulse Seismic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Total Energy Services	Neutral
Pulse Seismic	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TOT or PSD?

60.0% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Pulse Seismic shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Pulse Seismic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TOT or PSD more profitable?

Pulse Seismic has a net margin of 31.51% compared to Total Energy Services' net margin of 4.90%. Pulse Seismic's return on equity of 45.18% beat Total Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.84%	5.48%
Pulse Seismic	31.51%	45.18%	32.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TOT or PSD?

Total Energy Services received 174 more outperform votes than Pulse Seismic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.07% of users gave Pulse Seismic an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave Total Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Total Energy Services	Outperform Votes 269 56.16%	Underperform Votes 210 43.84%
Pulse Seismic	Outperform Votes 95 65.07%	Underperform Votes 51 34.93%

Summary

Pulse Seismic beats Total Energy Services on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.