PSD vs. TOT, CFW, STEP, SHLE, E, SDY, MCB, CWC, AVE, and ESN
Should you be buying Pulse Seismic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pulse Seismic include Total Energy Services (TOT), Calfrac Well Services (CFW), STEP Energy Services (STEP), Source Energy Services (SHLE), Enterprise Group (E), Strad Inc. (SDY.TO) (SDY), McCoy Global (MCB), CWC Energy Services (CWC), Aveda Transportation and Energy Services (AVE), and Essential Energy Services (ESN). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry.
Pulse Seismic vs. Its 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 7 more articles in the media than Pulse Seismic. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Total Energy Services and 1 mentions for Pulse Seismic. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Pulse Seismic's score of 0.14 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Total Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Pulse Seismic pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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.
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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Total Energy Services has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pulse Seismic has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Total Energy Services presently has a consensus price target of C$18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 66.67%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Total Energy Services is more favorable than Pulse Seismic.
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.
Summary
Total Energy Services beats Pulse Seismic on 11 of the 18 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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This page (TSE:PSD) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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