PrairieSky Royalty (PSK) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate TOU or PSK?

Tourmaline Oil presently has a consensus target price of C$74.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.79%. PrairieSky Royalty has a consensus target price of C$29.86, indicating a potential upside of 23.43%. Given Tourmaline Oil's higher probable upside, equities 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
PrairieSky Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk & volatility, TOU or PSK?

Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the media favor TOU or PSK?

In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 2 more articles in the media than PrairieSky Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 1 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty. PrairieSky Royalty's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Tourmaline Oil's score of 0.45 indicating that PrairieSky Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has preferable earnings & 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$5.77B	3.71	C$1.65B	C$4.43	12.96
PrairieSky Royalty	C$508.08M	11.35	C$214.83M	C$0.90	26.79

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TOU or PSK?

47.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TOU or PSK a better dividend stock?

Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Tourmaline Oil pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PrairieSky Royalty pays out 110.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Tourmaline Oil beats PrairieSky Royalty on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.