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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$1.13B	1.12	C$196.68M	C$18.34	6.46
Total Energy Services	C$846.24M	0.56	C$41.49M	C$1.12	11.30

Which has more risk and volatility, MRC or TOT?

Morguard has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Total Energy Services has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MRC or TOT?

Total Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.52%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MRC or TOT?

3.4% of Morguard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Total Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 73.0% of Morguard shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Does the media prefer MRC or TOT?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 11 more articles in the media than Morguard. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Total Energy Services and 0 mentions for Morguard. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Morguard's score of 0.00 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Morguard	Neutral
Total Energy Services	Positive

Is MRC or TOT a better dividend stock?

Morguard pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Total Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Morguard pays out 3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Total Energy Services pays out 32.2% 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.

Summary

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