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Parex Resources (PXT) Competitors

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C$14.38 +0.16 (+1.13%)
As of 07/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

PXT vs. PEY, POU, NVA, ATH, BIR, AAV, BTE, FRU, IPCO, 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), NuVista Energy (NVA), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), Advantage Energy (AAV), Baytex Energy (BTE), Freehold Royalties (FRU), International Petroleum (IPCO), and Headwater Exploration (HWX). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Parex Resources vs. Its Competitors

Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) and Parex Resources (TSE:PXT) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Peyto Exploration & Development has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Peyto Exploration & DevelopmentC$915.70M4.07C$293.72MC$1.4812.65
Parex ResourcesC$960.46M1.05C$183.23MC$3.663.93

In the previous week, Peyto Exploration & Development had 2 more articles in the media than Parex Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development and 2 mentions for Parex Resources. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Parex Resources' score of 0.37 indicating that Peyto Exploration & Development is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Peyto Exploration & Development
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Parex Resources
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Peyto Exploration & Development currently has a consensus price target of C$20.92, suggesting a potential upside of 11.44%. Parex Resources has a consensus price target of C$20.21, suggesting a potential upside of 40.57%. Given Parex Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Parex Resources is more favorable than Peyto Exploration & Development.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Peyto Exploration & Development
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Parex Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parex Resources has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

18.9% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.9% of Parex Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Parex Resources shares are owned 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.

Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Parex Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. 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 pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parex Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Peyto Exploration & Development32.08% 10.72% 6.40%
Parex Resources 19.08%13.52%15.28%

Summary

Peyto Exploration & Development beats Parex Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PXT vs. The Competition

MetricParex ResourcesOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.01BC$1.41BC$7.62BC$6.19B
Dividend Yield10.87%8.34%10.91%6.72%
P/E Ratio3.93238.8561.3650.85
Price / Sales1.0597,597.7021,883.761,194.54
Price / Cash5.5792.2136.2483.29
Price / Book0.751.643.344.69
Net IncomeC$183.23MC$82.50MC$4.21BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance2.20%0.65%1.85%2.28%
1 Month Performance-1.84%4.13%5.87%4.71%
1 Year Performance-31.26%33.40%103.16%26.90%

Parex Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PXT
Parex Resources
4.3936 of 5 stars
C$14.38
+1.1%
C$20.21
+40.6%
-34.1%C$1.01BC$960.46M3.93449
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
2.9913 of 5 stars
C$19.45
-0.3%
C$20.92
+7.5%
+25.9%C$3.86BC$915.70M13.1153News Coverage
POU
Paramount Resources
3.5298 of 5 stars
C$21.67
-0.7%
C$23.67
+9.2%
-32.2%C$3.23BC$1.93B8.87579Dividend Announcement
NVA
NuVista Energy
3.4257 of 5 stars
C$14.98
+1.6%
C$17.14
+14.4%
-0.4%C$3.07BC$1.22B10.4788Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
ATH
Athabasca Oil
1.6849 of 5 stars
C$5.64
+0.5%
C$6.33
+12.3%
+3.9%C$2.93BC$1.27B13.27170News Coverage
Quiet Period Expiration
Gap Down
BIR
Birchcliff Energy
1.7897 of 5 stars
C$7.47
+0.3%
C$7.25
-2.9%
+11.7%C$2.03BC$757.80M130.84218
AAV
Advantage Energy
3.2397 of 5 stars
C$11.83
+0.4%
C$12.95
+9.5%
+10.0%C$1.96BC$505.16M43.0883Positive News
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.7216 of 5 stars
C$2.44
-3.2%
C$4.68
+91.9%
-49.0%C$1.93BC$3.33B-5.55220News Coverage
Positive News
FRU
Freehold Royalties
2.5038 of 5 stars
C$12.79
-0.5%
C$15.67
+22.5%
-7.5%C$1.92BC$311.95M14.50N/APositive News
IPCO
International Petroleum
N/AC$22.28
-0.2%
C$21.67
-2.8%
+10.5%C$1.87BC$621.26M18.86N/A
HWX
Headwater Exploration
2.1641 of 5 stars
C$6.73
-2.2%
C$8.17
+21.3%
-10.2%C$1.59BC$518.46M8.6335News Coverage
Gap Down

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