PXT vs. PEY, POU, ATH, NVA, BTE, FRU, IPCO, BIR, AAV, and HWX
Should you be buying Parex Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Parex Resources include Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Paramount Resources (POU), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NuVista Energy (NVA), Baytex Energy (BTE), Freehold Royalties (FRU), International Petroleum (IPCO), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), Advantage Energy (AAV), and Headwater Exploration (HWX). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Parex Resources vs. Its Competitors
Parex Resources (TSE:PXT) and Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.
56.9% of Parex Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Parex Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Peyto Exploration & Development has a net margin of 32.08% compared to Parex Resources' net margin of 19.08%. Parex Resources' return on equity of 13.52% beat Peyto Exploration & Development's return on equity.
In the previous week, Parex Resources and Parex Resources both had 1 articles in the media. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Parex Resources' score of 0.67 indicating that Peyto Exploration & Development is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Peyto Exploration & Development has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Parex Resources. Parex Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peyto Exploration & Development, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Parex Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Parex Resources pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peyto Exploration & Development pays out 89.0% 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.
Parex Resources has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Parex Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$19.79, indicating a potential upside of 32.88%. Peyto Exploration & Development has a consensus price target of C$20.92, indicating a potential upside of 8.10%. Given Parex Resources' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Parex Resources is more favorable than Peyto Exploration & Development.
Summary
Peyto Exploration & Development beats Parex Resources on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PXT) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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