Spartan Delta (SDE) Competitors

Spartan Delta (TSE:SDE) and Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) 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, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Is SDE or PEY more profitable?

Spartan Delta has a net margin of 49.71% compared to Peyto Exploration & Development's net margin of 32.08%. Spartan Delta's return on equity of 31.12% beat Peyto Exploration & Development's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spartan Delta	49.71%	31.12%	2.90%
Peyto Exploration & Development	32.08%	10.72%	6.40%

Do analysts rate SDE or PEY?

Spartan Delta currently has a consensus price target of C$5.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.63%. Peyto Exploration & Development has a consensus price target of C$20.92, indicating a potential upside of 9.40%. Given Spartan Delta's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Spartan Delta is more favorable than Peyto Exploration & Development.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spartan Delta	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.60
Peyto Exploration & Development	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SDE or PEY?

28.4% of Spartan Delta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Spartan Delta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SDE or PEY?

Peyto Exploration & Development has higher revenue and earnings than Spartan Delta. Spartan Delta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peyto Exploration & Development, 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
Spartan Delta	C$324.48M	3.04	C$161.31M	C$0.80	6.15
Peyto Exploration & Development	C$915.70M	4.14	C$293.72M	C$1.48	12.89

Does the media refer more to SDE or PEY?

In the previous week, Peyto Exploration & Development had 11 more articles in the media than Spartan Delta. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development and 1 mentions for Spartan Delta. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Spartan Delta's score of 0.29 indicating that Peyto Exploration & Development is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spartan Delta	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Peyto Exploration & Development	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, SDE or PEY?

Spartan Delta has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Peyto Exploration & Development beats Spartan Delta on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.