PXT vs. PSK, ERF, PEY, ATH, POU, NVA, IPCO, BTE, FRU, and AAV
Should you be buying Parex Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Parex Resources include PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Paramount Resources (POU), NuVista Energy (NVA), International Petroleum (IPCO), Baytex Energy (BTE), Freehold Royalties (FRU), and Advantage Energy (AAV). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Parex Resources vs. Its Competitors
PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) and Parex Resources (TSE:PXT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
76.3% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of Parex Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Parex Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
PrairieSky Royalty currently has a consensus target price of C$29.29, suggesting a potential upside of 16.82%. Parex Resources has a consensus target price of C$20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.81%. Given PrairieSky Royalty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PrairieSky Royalty is more favorable than Parex Resources.
PrairieSky Royalty has a net margin of 42.28% compared to Parex Resources' net margin of 19.08%. Parex Resources' return on equity of 13.52% beat PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity.
In the previous week, Parex Resources had 1 more articles in the media than PrairieSky Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Parex Resources and 1 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty. Parex Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat PrairieSky Royalty's score of 0.00 indicating that Parex Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PrairieSky Royalty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Parex Resources. Parex 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$1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Parex Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. 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. Parex Resources pays out 84.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Parex Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 0.801986, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parex Resources has a beta of 0.49571, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PrairieSky Royalty and Parex Resources tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PXT) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff