SGY vs. BTE, FRU, BIR, AAV, IPCO, VET, HWX, CR, KEL, and CJ
Should you be buying Surge Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Surge Energy include Baytex Energy (BTE), Freehold Royalties (FRU), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), Advantage Energy (AAV), International Petroleum (IPCO), Vermilion Energy (VET), Headwater Exploration (HWX), Crew Energy (CR), Kelt Exploration (KEL), and Cardinal Energy (CJ). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Surge Energy vs.
Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) and Baytex Energy (TSE:BTE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.
Baytex Energy has a net margin of -10.45% compared to Surge Energy's net margin of -13.88%. Baytex Energy's return on equity of -8.96% beat Surge Energy's return on equity.
Surge Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Baytex Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Surge Energy pays out -65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baytex Energy pays out -20.5% 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. Surge Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Surge Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baytex Energy. Surge Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baytex Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Baytex Energy received 185 more outperform votes than Surge Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.06% of users gave Surge Energy an outperform vote while only 56.11% of users gave Baytex Energy an outperform vote.
Surge Energy has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baytex Energy has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Surge Energy and Surge Energy both had 2 articles in the media. Surge Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Baytex Energy's score of 1.11 indicating that Surge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
5.2% of Surge Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Baytex Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Surge Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baytex Energy shares are owned 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.
Surge Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$9.90, indicating a potential upside of 111.99%. Baytex Energy has a consensus target price of C$5.12, indicating a potential upside of 140.32%. Given Baytex Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baytex Energy is more favorable than Surge Energy.
Summary
Surge Energy beats Baytex Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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