Strathcona Resources (SCR) Competitors

Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) and ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Does the media refer more to SCR or ARX?

In the previous week, ARC Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Strathcona Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ARC Resources and 1 mentions for Strathcona Resources. ARC Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Strathcona Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that ARC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Strathcona Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ARC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SCR or ARX?

ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Strathcona Resources. ARC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strathcona Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strathcona Resources	C$2.46B	2.18	C$370.36M	C$1.73	14.46
ARC Resources	C$5.31B	2.78	C$1.11B	C$1.90	13.24

Is SCR or ARX more profitable?

ARC Resources has a net margin of 20.95% compared to Strathcona Resources' net margin of 15.04%. ARC Resources' return on equity of 14.60% beat Strathcona Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strathcona Resources	15.04%	9.70%	6.81%
ARC Resources	20.95%	14.60%	7.88%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SCR or ARX?

0.4% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of ARC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SCR or ARX a better dividend stock?

Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Strathcona Resources pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCR or ARX?

ARC Resources received 520 more outperform votes than Strathcona Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.74% of users gave ARC Resources an outperform vote while only 59.34% of users gave Strathcona Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Strathcona Resources	Outperform Votes 108 59.34%	Underperform Votes 74 40.66%
ARC Resources	Outperform Votes 628 64.74%	Underperform Votes 342 35.26%

Do analysts recommend SCR or ARX?

Strathcona Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$35.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.61%. ARC Resources has a consensus price target of C$32.29, indicating a potential upside of 28.60%. Given Strathcona Resources' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Strathcona Resources is more favorable than ARC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strathcona Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
ARC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Summary

ARC Resources beats Strathcona Resources on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.