PSK vs. ARX, OVV, CPG, MEG, SCR, ERF, WCP, PEY, POU, and NVA
Should you be buying PrairieSky Royalty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PrairieSky Royalty include ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Enerplus (ERF), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Paramount Resources (POU), and NuVista Energy (NVA). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
PrairieSky Royalty vs. Its Competitors
PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) and ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
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.
PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, ARC Resources had 3 more articles in the media than PrairieSky Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ARC Resources and 2 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty. ARC Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat PrairieSky Royalty's score of 0.51 indicating that ARC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
66.0% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of ARC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
PrairieSky Royalty currently has a consensus price target of C$30.86, indicating a potential upside of 30.75%. ARC Resources has a consensus price target of C$33.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.17%. Given PrairieSky Royalty's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe PrairieSky Royalty is more favorable than ARC Resources.
PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARC Resources has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ARC Resources beats PrairieSky Royalty on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:PSK) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
