SCR vs. ARX, OVV, CPG, MEG, PSK, ERF, WCP, PEY, ATH, and NVA
Should you be buying Strathcona Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strathcona Resources include ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), MEG Energy (MEG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), and NuVista Energy (NVA). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Strathcona Resources vs.
ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) and Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.
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.
39.0% of ARC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
ARC Resources received 519 more outperform votes than Strathcona Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.97% of users gave ARC Resources an outperform vote while only 59.67% of users gave Strathcona Resources an outperform vote.
ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Strathcona Resources pays out 57.7% 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.
ARC Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$32.79, indicating a potential upside of 13.58%. Strathcona Resources has a consensus target price of C$35.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.09%. Given Strathcona Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Strathcona Resources is more favorable than ARC Resources.
In the previous week, ARC Resources and ARC Resources both had 4 articles in the media. Strathcona Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat ARC Resources' score of 0.54 indicating that Strathcona Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
ARC Resources beats Strathcona Resources on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:SCR) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
