PrairieSky Royalty (PSK) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ARX or PSK?

In the previous week, ARC Resources had 2 more articles in the media than PrairieSky Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ARC Resources and 0 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty. PrairieSky Royalty's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat ARC Resources' score of 0.37 indicating that PrairieSky Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ARC Resources	Neutral
PrairieSky Royalty	Positive

Is ARX or PSK a better dividend stock?

ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARX or PSK?

ARC Resources received 129 more outperform votes than PrairieSky Royalty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.74% of users gave ARC Resources an outperform vote while only 61.08% of users gave PrairieSky Royalty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ARC Resources	Outperform Votes 628 64.74%	Underperform Votes 342 35.26%
PrairieSky Royalty	Outperform Votes 499 61.08%	Underperform Votes 318 38.92%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ARX or PSK?

39.0% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ARX or PSK?

ARC Resources has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ARX or PSK?

ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than PrairieSky Royalty. ARC Resources 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
ARC Resources	C$5.31B	2.78	C$1.11B	C$1.90	13.24
PrairieSky Royalty	C$508.08M	10.75	C$214.83M	C$0.90	25.37

Is ARX or PSK more profitable?

PrairieSky Royalty has a net margin of 42.28% compared to ARC Resources' net margin of 20.95%. ARC Resources' return on equity of 14.60% beat PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARC Resources	20.95%	14.60%	7.88%
PrairieSky Royalty	42.28%	7.83%	5.99%

Do analysts recommend ARX or PSK?

ARC Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$32.29, indicating a potential upside of 28.60%. PrairieSky Royalty has a consensus target price of C$30.86, indicating a potential upside of 34.75%. Given PrairieSky Royalty's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PrairieSky Royalty is more favorable than ARC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
PrairieSky Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

ARC Resources beats PrairieSky Royalty on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.