PXT vs. PEY, ATH, POU, NVA, BTE, IPCO, FRU, AAV, BIR, and VET
Should you be buying Parex Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Parex Resources include Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Paramount Resources (POU), NuVista Energy (NVA), Baytex Energy (BTE), International Petroleum (IPCO), Freehold Royalties (FRU), Advantage Energy (AAV), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), and Vermilion Energy (VET). 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Parex Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Peyto Exploration & Development pays out 80.0% 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 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. Peyto Exploration & Development is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Peyto Exploration & Development has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Parex Resources. Peyto Exploration & Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parex Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Parex Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Peyto Exploration & Development. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Parex Resources and 1 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Parex Resources' score of 0.56 indicating that Peyto Exploration & Development is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 0.195271, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parex Resources has a beta of 0.466035, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Peyto Exploration & Development presently has a consensus target price of C$20.92, indicating a potential upside of 14.17%. Parex Resources has a consensus target price of C$17.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.56%. Given Peyto Exploration & Development's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Peyto Exploration & Development is more favorable than Parex Resources.
28.7% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.1% of Parex Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Parex Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock 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.
Summary
Peyto Exploration & Development beats Parex Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PXT) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
