PrairieSky Royalty (PSK) Competitors

Tourmaline Oil (TSE:TOU) and PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TOU or PSK?

Tourmaline Oil has higher revenue and earnings than PrairieSky Royalty. Tourmaline Oil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrairieSky Royalty, 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
Tourmaline Oil	C$6.03B	3.98	C$1.65B	C$4.02	15.46
PrairieSky Royalty	C$504.60M	11.70	C$214.83M	C$0.93	26.96

Is TOU or PSK a better dividend stock?

Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Tourmaline Oil pays out 42.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PrairieSky Royalty pays out 109.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor TOU or PSK?

In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 1 more articles in the media than PrairieSky Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 2 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat PrairieSky Royalty's score of 0.63 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tourmaline Oil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PrairieSky Royalty	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TOU or PSK more profitable?

PrairieSky Royalty has a net margin of 42.28% compared to Tourmaline Oil's net margin of 28.53%. Tourmaline Oil's return on equity of 11.08% beat PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tourmaline Oil	28.53%	11.08%	6.26%
PrairieSky Royalty	42.28%	7.83%	5.99%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TOU or PSK?

46.7% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend TOU or PSK?

Tourmaline Oil currently has a consensus target price of C$74.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.89%. PrairieSky Royalty has a consensus target price of C$29.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.01%. Given Tourmaline Oil's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than PrairieSky Royalty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
PrairieSky Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more risk and volatility, TOU or PSK?

Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 0.404611, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 0.73078, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tourmaline Oil beats PrairieSky Royalty on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.