SCR vs. TOU, ARX, OVV, WCP, CPG, MEG, PSK, ERF, PEY, and ATH
Should you be buying Strathcona Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strathcona Resources include Tourmaline Oil (TOU), ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), MEG Energy (MEG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), and Athabasca Oil (ATH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Strathcona Resources vs. Its Competitors
Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) and Tourmaline Oil (TSE:TOU) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.
In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 3 more articles in the media than Strathcona Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 0 mentions for Strathcona Resources. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Strathcona Resources' score of -0.10 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Strathcona Resources has a beta of 2.614012, suggesting that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 0.349705, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.
0.9% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Tourmaline Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Strathcona Resources. Strathcona Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tourmaline Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tourmaline Oil has a net margin of 28.53% compared to Strathcona Resources' net margin of 15.04%. Tourmaline Oil's return on equity of 11.08% beat Strathcona Resources' return on equity.
Strathcona Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$34.86, suggesting a potential downside of 8.25%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus price target of C$74.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.24%. Given Tourmaline Oil's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than Strathcona Resources.
Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Strathcona Resources pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil pays out 42.3% 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. Strathcona Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Tourmaline Oil beats Strathcona Resources on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:SCR) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
