SGY vs. IPCO, BTE, FRU, AAV, HWX, PXT, VET, BIR, KEL, and CJ
Should you be buying Surge Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Surge Energy include International Petroleum (IPCO), Baytex Energy (BTE), Freehold Royalties (FRU), Advantage Energy (AAV), Headwater Exploration (HWX), Parex Resources (PXT), Vermilion Energy (VET), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), Kelt Exploration (KEL), and Cardinal Energy (CJ). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Surge Energy vs. Its Competitors
International Petroleum (TSE:IPCO) and Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, International Petroleum had 3 more articles in the media than Surge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for International Petroleum and 0 mentions for Surge Energy. International Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Surge Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that International Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the media.
International Petroleum has a beta of 0.693627, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surge Energy has a beta of 0.484766, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
International Petroleum has a net margin of 11.23% compared to Surge Energy's net margin of -13.88%. International Petroleum's return on equity of 10.18% beat Surge Energy's return on equity.
International Petroleum presently has a consensus target price of C$23.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.77%. Surge Energy has a consensus target price of C$9.05, indicating a potential upside of 33.68%. Given Surge Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Surge Energy is more favorable than International Petroleum.
18.5% of International Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Surge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 35.6% of International Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Surge Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
International Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Surge Energy. Surge Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
International Petroleum beats Surge Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (TSE:SGY) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
