Sandstorm Gold (SSL) Competitors C$14.53 -0.02 (-0.14%) As of 01:15 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SSL vs. OVV, HSE, VRN, POU, COP, BTE, IPCO, AAV, VET, and GBRShould you be buying Sandstorm Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sandstorm Gold include Ovintiv (OVV), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Veren (VRN), Paramount Resources (POU), Coro Mining (COP), Baytex Energy (BTE), International Petroleum (IPCO), Advantage Energy (AAV), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Great Bear Resources (GBR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Sandstorm Gold vs. Its Competitors Ovintiv Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) Veren Paramount Resources Coro Mining Baytex Energy International Petroleum Advantage Energy Vermilion Energy Great Bear Resources Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Sandstorm Gold (TSE:SSL) are both mid-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, OVV or SSL? Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OVV or SSL? 83.2% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is OVV or SSL a better dividend stock? Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Sandstorm Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sandstorm Gold pays out 53.2% 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. Ovintiv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OVV or SSL? Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Sandstorm Gold. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOvintivC$6.82B1.46C$1.39BC$10.915.00Sandstorm GoldC$108.71M28.01C$22.24MC$0.1596.68 Is OVV or SSL more profitable? Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 20.34%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Sandstorm Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ovintiv20.34% 19.62% 8.59% Sandstorm Gold 20.46%2.48%1.95% Do analysts recommend OVV or SSL? Sandstorm Gold has a consensus target price of C$12.70, indicating a potential downside of 12.59%. Given Sandstorm Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sandstorm Gold is more favorable than Ovintiv.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ovintiv 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Sandstorm Gold 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Does the media refer more to OVV or SSL? In the previous week, Sandstorm Gold had 2 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sandstorm Gold and 0 mentions for Ovintiv. Sandstorm Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that Sandstorm Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ovintiv Neutral Sandstorm Gold Neutral SummaryOvintiv beats Sandstorm Gold on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sandstorm Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSL 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 SSL 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 SSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSandstorm GoldGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$3.05BC$1.94BC$3.32BC$6.37BDividend Yield0.85%6.07%5.18%6.72%P/E Ratio96.68496.65119.2674.34Price / Sales28.01218,432,338,912,434,000.0028,712,403,950,788,900.001,667.28Price / Cash169.5222.1124.0083.29Price / Book3.337.746.074.88Net IncomeC$22.24MC$6.39MC$148.72MC$301.20M7 Day Performance6.92%1.40%2.38%1.22%1 Month Performance7.71%3.40%3.15%2.01%1 Year Performance99.86%53.16%34.27%30.22% Sandstorm Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSLSandstorm Gold1.1097 of 5 starsC$14.53-0.1%C$12.70-12.6%+105.5%C$3.05BC$108.71M96.6828,600News CoverageAnalyst RevisionOVVOvintivN/AC$55.05+1.2%N/A-7.9%C$10.01BC$6.82B5.051,740HSEHusky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.79BC$14.69B-0.594,802VRNVerenN/AN/AC$11.74+∞N/AC$5.60BC$3.83B5.20777POUParamount Resources3.7085 of 5 starsC$20.61-0.4%C$24.33+18.1%-25.4%C$3.07BC$1.93B8.44579Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCOPCoro MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-6.009,500Gap UpBTEBaytex Energy3.2991 of 5 starsC$2.93+1.0%C$4.68+59.8%-40.3%C$2.31BC$3.33B-6.67220IPCOInternational Petroleum1.3238 of 5 starsC$23.23+1.8%C$21.67-6.7%+22.3%C$1.95BC$621.26M19.66N/APositive NewsAAVAdvantage Energy1.2683 of 5 starsC$10.96-0.6%C$12.83+17.1%+23.1%C$1.82BC$505.16M39.9183News CoverageAnalyst RevisionVETVermilion Energy3.1344 of 5 starsC$10.94-0.4%C$14.89+36.1%-26.0%C$1.69BC$1.96B-2.06720News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionGBRGreat Bear ResourcesN/AC$28.15-2.3%N/A+0.0%C$1.63BN/A-153.833High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ovintiv Alternatives Husky Energy Inc. 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