Topaz Energy (TPZ) Competitors

AltaGas (TSE:ALA) and Topaz Energy (TSE:TPZ) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is ALA or TPZ a better dividend stock?

AltaGas pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Topaz Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. AltaGas pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Topaz Energy pays out 309.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, ALA or TPZ?

AltaGas has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Topaz Energy has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALA or TPZ more profitable?

Topaz Energy has a net margin of 20.54% compared to AltaGas' net margin of 4.04%. AltaGas' return on equity of 6.36% beat Topaz Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AltaGas	4.04%	6.36%	2.69%
Topaz Energy	20.54%	5.15%	3.99%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALA or TPZ?

AltaGas has higher revenue and earnings than Topaz Energy. AltaGas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Topaz Energy, 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
AltaGas	C$12.70B	0.95	C$513.15M	C$1.73	23.61
Topaz Energy	C$316.80M	12.35	C$65.08M	C$0.43	60.02

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALA or TPZ?

35.3% of AltaGas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Topaz Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of AltaGas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.7% of Topaz Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ALA or TPZ?

In the previous week, AltaGas had 1 more articles in the media than Topaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AltaGas and 2 mentions for Topaz Energy. Topaz Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat AltaGas' score of 0.70 indicating that Topaz Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AltaGas	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Topaz Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ALA or TPZ?

AltaGas currently has a consensus price target of C$41.70, indicating a potential upside of 2.36%. Topaz Energy has a consensus price target of C$31.64, indicating a potential upside of 23.77%. Given Topaz Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Topaz Energy is more favorable than AltaGas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AltaGas	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Topaz Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

AltaGas beats Topaz Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.