Tourmaline Oil (TOU) Competitors

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) and Tourmaline Oil (TSE:TOU) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to ARX or TOU?

In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 22 more articles in the media than ARC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 1 mentions for ARC Resources. ARC Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Tourmaline Oil's score of 0.36 indicating that ARC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tourmaline Oil	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ARX or TOU?

ARC Resources has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARX or TOU?

39.0% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ARX or TOU a better dividend stock?

ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil pays out 31.6% 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 ARX or TOU?

ARC Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$33.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.21%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus price target of C$76.18, indicating a potential upside of 30.85%. Given Tourmaline Oil's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than ARC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is ARX or TOU more profitable?

Tourmaline Oil has a net margin of 28.53% compared to ARC Resources' net margin of 20.95%. ARC Resources' return on equity of 14.60% beat Tourmaline Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARC Resources	20.95%	14.60%	7.88%
Tourmaline Oil	28.53%	11.08%	6.26%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARX or TOU?

Tourmaline Oil has higher revenue and earnings than ARC Resources. Tourmaline Oil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARC Resources, 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
ARC Resources	C$5.31B	3.07	C$1.11B	C$1.90	14.59
Tourmaline Oil	C$5.77B	3.76	C$1.65B	C$4.43	13.14

Summary

Tourmaline Oil beats ARC Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.