Spartan Delta (SDE) Competitors C$3.83 +0.01 (+0.26%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SDE vs. NVA, ATH, BIR, BTE, AAV, FRU, IPCO, HWX, VET, and KELShould you be buying Spartan Delta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spartan Delta include NuVista Energy (NVA), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), Baytex Energy (BTE), Advantage Energy (AAV), Freehold Royalties (FRU), International Petroleum (IPCO), Headwater Exploration (HWX), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Kelt Exploration (KEL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. Spartan Delta vs. Its Competitors NuVista Energy Athabasca Oil Birchcliff Energy Baytex Energy Advantage Energy Freehold Royalties International Petroleum Headwater Exploration Vermilion Energy Kelt Exploration Spartan Delta (TSE:SDE) and NuVista Energy (TSE:NVA) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SDE or NVA? 28.4% of Spartan Delta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of NuVista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Spartan Delta shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of NuVista Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer SDE or NVA? In the previous week, NuVista Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Spartan Delta. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for NuVista Energy and 4 mentions for Spartan Delta. NuVista Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Spartan Delta's score of 0.63 indicating that NuVista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spartan Delta 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NuVista Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer SDE or NVA? Spartan Delta presently has a consensus target price of C$5.63, indicating a potential upside of 46.87%. NuVista Energy has a consensus target price of C$17.14, indicating a potential upside of 18.20%. Given Spartan Delta's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Spartan Delta is more favorable than NuVista Energy.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) 3.60NuVista Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is SDE or NVA more profitable? Spartan Delta has a net margin of 49.71% compared to NuVista Energy's net margin of 24.21%. Spartan Delta's return on equity of 31.12% beat NuVista Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spartan Delta49.71% 31.12% 2.90% NuVista Energy 24.21%13.51%9.79% Which has more risk & volatility, SDE or NVA? Spartan Delta has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NuVista Energy has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SDE or NVA? NuVista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Spartan Delta. Spartan Delta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NuVista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpartan DeltaC$324.48M2.36C$161.31MC$0.804.78NuVista EnergyC$1.22B2.44C$294.68MC$1.4310.14 SummaryNuVista Energy beats Spartan Delta on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spartan Delta News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SDE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SDE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SDE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpartan DeltaOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$767.06MC$1.41BC$7.58BC$6.19BDividend Yield5.88%8.34%10.91%6.72%P/E Ratio4.78218.7756.8952.72Price / Sales2.3697,755.6021,919.261,193.25Price / Cash52.7192.2136.2083.29Price / Book1.431.643.294.76Net IncomeC$161.31MC$82.50MC$4.20BC$301.20M7 Day Performance0.52%-0.89%1.10%1.64%1 Month Performance17.48%2.88%4.87%4.56%1 Year Performance-7.71%33.60%104.14%26.23% Spartan Delta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SDESpartan Delta3.8331 of 5 starsC$3.83+0.3%C$5.63+46.9%-6.8%C$767.06MC$324.48M4.78121NVANuVista Energy3.4111 of 5 starsC$14.67-1.9%C$17.28+17.8%+3.8%C$3.00BC$1.22B10.2688News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastATHAthabasca Oil1.6827 of 5 starsC$5.64-2.9%C$6.33+12.3%+5.0%C$2.93BC$1.27B13.27170News CoverageGap DownBIRBirchcliff Energy1.8205 of 5 starsC$7.35-1.7%C$7.16-2.6%+20.0%C$1.99BC$757.80M128.74218Analyst ForecastBTEBaytex Energy3.5892 of 5 starsC$2.49-3.5%C$4.68+88.0%-47.5%C$1.97BC$3.33B-5.67220News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownAAVAdvantage Energy3.2478 of 5 starsC$11.82-2.3%C$12.85+8.7%+12.3%C$1.96BC$505.16M43.0483Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFRUFreehold Royalties2.3083 of 5 starsC$12.68-1.1%C$15.67+23.6%-7.0%C$1.91BC$311.95M14.37N/APositive NewsIPCOInternational Petroleum0.4301 of 5 starsC$22.45-4.0%C$21.67-3.5%+16.1%C$1.89BC$621.26M19.00N/AHWXHeadwater ExplorationN/AC$6.84-1.4%C$8.17+19.4%-8.5%C$1.62BC$518.46M8.7735Gap DownVETVermilion Energy3.4974 of 5 starsC$10.29-3.6%C$14.89+44.7%-31.9%C$1.59BC$1.96B-1.94720News CoverageKELKelt Exploration2.561 of 5 starsC$7.28-0.8%C$10.15+39.4%+15.3%C$1.44BC$425.93M25.8030,000News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NuVista Energy Competitors Athabasca Oil Competitors Birchcliff Energy Competitors Baytex Energy Competitors Advantage Energy Competitors Freehold Royalties Competitors International Petroleum Competitors Headwater Exploration Competitors Vermilion Energy Competitors Kelt Exploration Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:SDE) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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