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STEP Energy Services (STEP) Competitors

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C$4.32 -0.04 (-0.92%)
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STEP vs. AGF.B, SVC, GS, ARR, OSI, VRE, REG, DC.A, SBC, and AHR

Should you be buying STEP Energy Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STEP Energy Services include AGF Management (AGF.B), Sandvine (SVC), Gluskin Sheff + Associates (GS), Altius Renewable Royalties (ARR), Osino Resources (OSI), Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF (VRE), Regulus Resources (REG), Dundee (DC.A), Brompton Split Banc (SBC), and Amarc Resources (AHR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.

STEP Energy Services vs. Its Competitors

AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) and STEP Energy Services (TSE:STEP) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

AGF Management has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STEP Energy Services has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, AGF Management had 3 more articles in the media than STEP Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AGF Management and 0 mentions for STEP Energy Services. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat STEP Energy Services' score of 0.00 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
AGF Management Neutral
STEP Energy Services Neutral

AGF Management currently has a consensus price target of C$13.83, suggesting a potential upside of 12.83%. STEP Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$5.04, suggesting a potential upside of 16.71%. Given STEP Energy Services' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe STEP Energy Services is more favorable than AGF Management.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AGF Management
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
STEP Energy Services
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

12.9% of AGF Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of STEP Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of AGF Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of STEP Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AGF Management has a net margin of 16.58% compared to STEP Energy Services' net margin of 4.10%. STEP Energy Services' return on equity of 10.51% beat AGF Management's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AGF Management16.58% 7.64% 5.20%
STEP Energy Services 4.10%10.51%9.15%

AGF Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than STEP Energy Services. STEP Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGF Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AGF ManagementC$517.16M1.51C$85.73MC$1.289.58
STEP Energy ServicesC$1.00B0.31C$41.05MC$0.587.48

Summary

AGF Management beats STEP Energy Services on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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STEP vs. The Competition

MetricSTEP Energy ServicesOil & Gas Equipment & Services IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$309.12MC$380.19MC$8.02BC$6.53B
Dividend YieldN/A19.75%10.84%6.70%
P/E Ratio7.489.5578.9067.27
Price / Sales0.31108.5924,046.76215.45
Price / Cash202.4026.6936.0883.29
Price / Book0.772.514.175.35
Net IncomeC$41.05MC$38.57MC$4.27BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance2.61%0.29%1.84%2.94%
1 Month Performance-4.42%-2.14%1.82%5.18%
1 Year Performance0.23%10.72%11.02%32.88%

STEP Energy Services Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STEP
STEP Energy Services
N/AC$4.32
-0.9%
C$5.04
+16.7%
+2.8%C$309.12MC$1.00B7.481,432Gap Down
AGF.B
AGF Management
2.6349 of 5 stars
C$11.81
-1.3%
C$13.83
+17.1%
+60.3%C$754.19MC$517.16M9.23652Positive News
SVC
Sandvine
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$542.07MN/A0.00147,000
GS
Gluskin Sheff + Associates
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$444.64MC$113.89M17.5848,500
ARR
Altius Renewable Royalties
0.9896 of 5 stars
N/AC$19.25
+∞
N/AC$369.48MC$2.67M-150.00N/A
OSI
Osino Resources
N/AC$1.90
flat
N/A+0.0%C$344.66MN/A-8.893
VRE
Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT Index ETF
N/AC$34.65
+0.8%
N/A+3.7%C$308.25MN/A0.00220
REG
Regulus Resources
N/AC$2.36
-1.7%
N/A+16.4%C$291.46MN/A-69.20440
DC.A
Dundee
N/AC$3.04
-4.1%
N/A+118.8%C$262.14MC$6.44M8.94N/A
SBC
Brompton Split Banc
N/AC$11.36
flat
N/A+29.3%C$254.94MC$29.56M9.5640
AHR
Amarc Resources
N/AC$0.70
+4.5%
N/A+392.9%C$148.19MN/A-6.25N/A

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This page (TSE:STEP) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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