SCR vs. TOU, ARX, OVV, CPG, MEG, PSK, ERF, WCP, PEY, and POU
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), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), MEG Energy (MEG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), and Paramount Resources (POU). 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 4 more articles in the media than Strathcona Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 4 mentions for Strathcona Resources. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Strathcona Resources' score of 0.50 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Tourmaline Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Strathcona Resources. Tourmaline Oil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strathcona Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
0.4% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Strathcona Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$35.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.61%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus price target of C$76.72, suggesting a potential upside of 21.11%. Given Tourmaline Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than Strathcona Resources.
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 pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Strathcona Resources pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil pays out 31.6% 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.
Summary
Tourmaline Oil beats Strathcona Resources on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (TSE:SCR) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
