TCW vs. TVK, CEU, EFX, SCL, PSI, NOA, TOT, CFW, STEP, and PSD
Should you be buying Trican Well Service stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Trican Well Service include TerraVest Industries (TVK), CES Energy Solutions (CEU), Enerflex (EFX), Shawcor (SCL), Pason Systems (PSI), North American Construction Group (NOA), Total Energy Services (TOT), Calfrac Well Services (CFW), STEP Energy Services (STEP), and Pulse Seismic (PSD). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry.
Trican Well Service vs. Its Competitors
Trican Well Service (TSE:TCW) and TerraVest Industries (TSE:TVK) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
Trican Well Service currently has a consensus target price of C$6.17, indicating a potential upside of 5.59%. TerraVest Industries has a consensus target price of C$181.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.25%. Given TerraVest Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TerraVest Industries is more favorable than Trican Well Service.
Trican Well Service pays an annual dividend of C$0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. TerraVest Industries pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Trican Well Service pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TerraVest Industries pays out 17.7% 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.
Trican Well Service has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TerraVest Industries has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, TerraVest Industries had 12 more articles in the media than Trican Well Service. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for TerraVest Industries and 2 mentions for Trican Well Service. Trican Well Service's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat TerraVest Industries' score of -0.29 indicating that Trican Well Service is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Trican Well Service has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TerraVest Industries. Trican Well Service is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TerraVest Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Trican Well Service has a net margin of 11.52% compared to TerraVest Industries' net margin of 6.97%. Trican Well Service's return on equity of 21.68% beat TerraVest Industries' return on equity.
26.8% of Trican Well Service shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of TerraVest Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Trican Well Service shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of TerraVest Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
TerraVest Industries beats Trican Well Service on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:TCW) was last updated on 8/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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