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Parex Resources (PXT) Competitors

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C$14.27 +0.05 (+0.35%)
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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

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

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

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
Parex Resources19.08% 13.52% 15.28%
Peyto Exploration & Development 32.08%10.72%6.40%

Parex Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Parex ResourcesC$960.46M1.04C$183.23MC$3.663.90
Peyto Exploration & DevelopmentC$915.70M4.04C$293.72MC$1.4812.57

Parex Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$20.21, suggesting a potential upside of 41.66%. Peyto Exploration & Development has a consensus price target of C$20.92, suggesting a potential upside of 12.15%. Given Parex Resources' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Parex Resources is more favorable than Peyto Exploration & Development.

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

56.9% of Parex Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Parex Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Parex Resources and Parex Resources both had 2 articles in the media. 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 news media.

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

Summary

Peyto Exploration & Development beats Parex Resources on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PXT vs. The Competition

MetricParex ResourcesOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.00BC$1.41BC$7.58BC$6.19B
Dividend Yield10.87%8.34%10.91%6.72%
P/E Ratio3.90218.7856.9754.14
Price / Sales1.0497,756.0321,956.291,193.64
Price / Cash5.5792.2136.2083.29
Price / Book0.741.643.324.73
Net IncomeC$183.23MC$82.50MC$4.20BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.42%-0.35%1.50%2.03%
1 Month Performance-0.49%3.18%5.34%4.55%
1 Year Performance-34.60%32.63%103.99%26.11%

Parex Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PXT
Parex Resources
4.2149 of 5 stars
C$14.27
+0.4%
C$20.21
+41.7%
-34.4%C$1.00BC$960.46M3.90449
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
2.8368 of 5 stars
C$19.45
-0.3%
C$20.92
+7.5%
+25.6%C$3.86BC$915.70M13.1153Positive News
POU
Paramount Resources
4.212 of 5 stars
C$21.67
-0.7%
C$23.67
+9.2%
-32.0%C$3.23BC$1.93B8.87579Dividend Announcement
NVA
NuVista Energy
3.436 of 5 stars
C$14.98
+1.6%
C$17.14
+14.4%
+2.5%C$3.07BC$1.22B10.4788Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
ATH
Athabasca Oil
1.7061 of 5 stars
C$5.64
+0.5%
C$6.33
+12.3%
+3.0%C$2.93BC$1.27B13.27170News Coverage
Quiet Period Expiration
Gap Down
BIR
Birchcliff Energy
1.8311 of 5 stars
C$7.47
+0.3%
C$7.25
-2.9%
+12.9%C$2.03BC$757.80M130.84218Positive News
AAV
Advantage Energy
3.2713 of 5 stars
C$11.83
+0.4%
C$12.95
+9.5%
+10.1%C$1.96BC$505.16M43.0883Positive News
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.6037 of 5 stars
C$2.44
-3.2%
C$4.68
+91.9%
-48.9%C$1.93BC$3.33B-5.55220News Coverage
Positive News
FRU
Freehold Royalties
2.3362 of 5 stars
C$12.79
-0.5%
C$15.67
+22.5%
-7.6%C$1.92BC$311.95M14.50N/APositive News
IPCO
International Petroleum
0.4297 of 5 stars
C$22.28
-0.2%
C$21.67
-2.8%
+13.3%C$1.87BC$621.26M18.86N/A
HWX
Headwater Exploration
N/AC$6.73
-2.2%
C$8.17
+21.3%
-9.6%C$1.59BC$518.46M8.6335Positive News

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