Valeura Energy (VLE) Competitors

Valeura Energy (TSE:VLE) and Birchcliff Energy (TSE:BIR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is VLE or BIR more profitable?

Valeura Energy has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Birchcliff Energy's net margin of 2.04%. Valeura Energy's return on equity of 27.14% beat Birchcliff Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valeura Energy	13.30%	27.14%	12.90%
Birchcliff Energy	2.04%	0.70%	1.82%

Does the media favor VLE or BIR?

In the previous week, Birchcliff Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Valeura Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Birchcliff Energy and 1 mentions for Valeura Energy. Valeura Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Birchcliff Energy's score of 1.02 indicating that Valeura Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valeura Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Birchcliff Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VLE or BIR?

Valeura Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Birchcliff Energy. Valeura Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Birchcliff 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
Valeura Energy	C$386.11M	1.34	C$51.34M	C$1.27	6.21
Birchcliff Energy	C$757.80M	2.63	C$15.45M	C$0.06	128.92

Do analysts rate VLE or BIR?

Birchcliff Energy has a consensus price target of C$7.16, suggesting a potential downside of 2.77%. Given Birchcliff Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Birchcliff Energy is more favorable than Valeura Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valeura Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Birchcliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.38

Which has more risk and volatility, VLE or BIR?

Valeura Energy has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birchcliff Energy has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VLE or BIR?

Birchcliff Energy received 474 more outperform votes than Valeura Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.11% of users gave Valeura Energy an outperform vote while only 60.99% of users gave Birchcliff Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valeura Energy	Outperform Votes 153 67.11%	Underperform Votes 75 32.89%
Birchcliff Energy	Outperform Votes 627 60.99%	Underperform Votes 401 39.01%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VLE or BIR?

14.5% of Valeura Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Valeura Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Birchcliff Energy beats Valeura Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.