VLE vs. BIR, AAV, HWX, VET, KEL, CR, CJ, PXT, KEC, and IPO
Should you be buying Valeura Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valeura Energy include Birchcliff Energy (BIR), Advantage Energy (AAV), Headwater Exploration (HWX), Vermilion Energy (VET), Kelt Exploration (KEL), Crew Energy (CR), Cardinal Energy (CJ), Parex Resources (PXT), Kiwetinohk Energy (KEC), and InPlay Oil (IPO). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Valeura Energy vs. Its Competitors
Birchcliff Energy (TSE:BIR) and Valeura Energy (TSE:VLE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Birchcliff Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$7.34, suggesting a potential upside of 8.00%. Given Birchcliff Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Birchcliff Energy is more favorable than Valeura Energy.
In the previous week, Birchcliff Energy and Birchcliff Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Birchcliff Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Valeura Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Birchcliff Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Valeura Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of Valeura Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valeura Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Birchcliff Energy has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valeura Energy has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Birchcliff Energy beats Valeura Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:VLE) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff