Total Energy Services (TOT) Competitors

Morguard (TSE:MRC) and Total Energy Services (TSE:TOT) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MRC or TOT?

3.2% of Morguard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.0% of Morguard shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MRC or TOT a better dividend stock?

Morguard pays an annual dividend of C$0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Total Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Morguard pays out 4.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Total Energy Services pays out 22.4% 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.

Do analysts prefer MRC or TOT?

Total Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.24%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Total Energy Services is more favorable than Morguard.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Morguard	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Total Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, MRC or TOT?

Morguard has a beta of 0.437898, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Total Energy Services has a beta of 1.236022, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MRC or TOT?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 3 more articles in the media than Morguard. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Total Energy Services and 1 mentions for Morguard. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Morguard's score of 0.88 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Morguard	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Total Energy Services	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MRC or TOT?

Morguard has higher revenue and earnings than Total Energy Services. Morguard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Total Energy Services, 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
Morguard	C$1.11B	1.13	C$196.68M	C$17.66	6.64
Total Energy Services	C$991.08M	0.50	C$41.49M	C$1.70	7.83

Is MRC or TOT more profitable?

Morguard has a net margin of 17.41% compared to Total Energy Services' net margin of 4.90%. Total Energy Services' return on equity of 7.84% beat Morguard's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morguard	17.41%	4.90%	2.96%
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.84%	5.48%

Summary

Total Energy Services beats Morguard on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.