Strathcona Resources (SCR) Competitors

Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) and Tourmaline Oil (TSE:TOU) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend SCR or TOU?

Strathcona Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$34.86, suggesting a potential downside of 9.25%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus target price of C$74.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.94%. Given Tourmaline Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than Strathcona Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strathcona Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SCR or TOU?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Strathcona Resources	C$2.46B	3.34	C$370.36M	C$1.73	22.15
Tourmaline Oil	C$5.77B	3.76	C$1.65B	C$4.43	13.15

Is SCR or TOU more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strathcona Resources	15.04%	9.70%	6.81%
Tourmaline Oil	28.53%	11.08%	6.26%

Does the media prefer SCR or TOU?

In the previous week, Strathcona Resources and Strathcona Resources both had 1 articles in the media. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Strathcona Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Tourmaline Oil 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
Tourmaline Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCR or TOU?

0.4% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SCR or TOU a better dividend stock?

Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.