PrairieSky Royalty (PSK) Competitors

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

Is PSK or TOU a better dividend stock?

PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. Tourmaline Oil pays out 42.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is PSK or TOU 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
PrairieSky Royalty	42.28%	7.83%	5.99%
Tourmaline Oil	28.53%	11.08%	6.26%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PSK or TOU?

75.3% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, PSK or TOU?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PSK or TOU?

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
PrairieSky Royalty	C$504.60M	11.47	C$214.83M	C$0.93	26.44
Tourmaline Oil	C$6.03B	3.85	C$1.65B	C$4.02	14.94

Does the media refer more to PSK or TOU?

In the previous week, PrairieSky Royalty and PrairieSky Royalty both had 3 articles in the media. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat PrairieSky Royalty's score of 0.75 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer PSK or TOU?

PrairieSky Royalty currently has a consensus price target of C$29.86, indicating a potential upside of 21.42%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus price target of C$74.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.04%. Given Tourmaline Oil's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than PrairieSky Royalty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PrairieSky Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Tourmaline Oil beats PrairieSky Royalty on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.