Sandstorm Gold (SSL) Competitors

Sandstorm Gold (TSE:SSL) and ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Is SSL or ARX a better dividend stock?

Sandstorm Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Sandstorm Gold pays out 47.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ARC Resources pays out 29.2% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SSL or ARX more profitable?

ARC Resources has a net margin of 20.95% compared to Sandstorm Gold's net margin of 20.46%. ARC Resources' return on equity of 14.60% beat Sandstorm Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sandstorm Gold	20.46%	2.48%	1.95%
ARC Resources	20.95%	14.60%	7.88%

Which has more volatility & risk, SSL or ARX?

Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 0.699414, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARC Resources has a beta of 0.126719, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SSL or ARX?

34.8% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SSL or ARX?

ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Sandstorm Gold. ARC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, 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
Sandstorm Gold	C$193.59M	26.76	C$22.24M	C$0.12	147.25
ARC Resources	C$6.24B	2.37	C$1.11B	C$2.53	10.04

Do analysts recommend SSL or ARX?

Sandstorm Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$15.75, indicating a potential downside of 10.87%. ARC Resources has a consensus price target of C$33.29, indicating a potential upside of 31.07%. Given ARC Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ARC Resources is more favorable than Sandstorm Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sandstorm Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
ARC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to SSL or ARX?

In the previous week, ARC Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Sandstorm Gold. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ARC Resources and 3 mentions for Sandstorm Gold. Sandstorm Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat ARC Resources' score of -0.44 indicating that Sandstorm Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sandstorm Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ARC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

ARC Resources beats Sandstorm Gold on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.