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C$10.22 +0.04 (+0.39%)
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WCP vs. TOU, ARX, OVV, SCR, MEG, CPG, PSK, ERF, PEY, and ATH

Should you be buying Whitecap Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Whitecap Resources include Tourmaline Oil (TOU), ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), Strathcona Resources (SCR), MEG Energy (MEG), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), and Athabasca Oil (ATH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Whitecap Resources vs. Its Competitors

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

Whitecap Resources has a beta of 0.66001, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 0.349705, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Tourmaline Oil. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 2 mentions for Tourmaline Oil. Whitecap Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Tourmaline Oil's score of 0.35 indicating that Whitecap Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Whitecap Resources
2 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Tourmaline Oil
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Tourmaline Oil has a net margin of 28.53% compared to Whitecap Resources' net margin of 24.23%. Whitecap Resources' return on equity of 15.86% beat Tourmaline Oil's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Whitecap Resources24.23% 15.86% 6.86%
Tourmaline Oil 28.53%11.08%6.26%

24.7% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Whitecap Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.54%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus price target of C$73.67, suggesting a potential upside of 19.98%. Given Whitecap Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than Tourmaline Oil.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Whitecap Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.29
Tourmaline Oil
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Tourmaline Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Whitecap Resources. Whitecap Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tourmaline Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Whitecap ResourcesC$4.42B2.85C$860.11MC$1.467.00
Tourmaline OilC$6.03B3.94C$1.65BC$4.0215.27

Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Whitecap Resources pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil pays out 42.3% 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

Whitecap Resources and Tourmaline Oil tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WCP vs. The Competition

MetricWhitecap ResourcesOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$12.59BC$1.42BC$7.70BC$9.58B
Dividend Yield6.98%8.08%10.87%6.52%
P/E Ratio7.009.1312.2529.02
Price / Sales2.854,764.211,424.2811.06
Price / Cash353.7086.0436.5283.29
Price / Book1.081.774.395.65
Net IncomeC$860.11MC$82.88MC$4.27BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-3.68%-0.52%-1.37%-2.65%
1 Month Performance-7.51%0.27%-0.27%1.27%
1 Year Performance-2.57%19.31%14.08%32.36%

Whitecap Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WCP
Whitecap Resources
4.148 of 5 stars
C$10.22
+0.4%
C$13.75
+34.5%
-2.5%C$12.59BC$4.42B7.00542News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
TOU
Tourmaline Oil
3.4514 of 5 stars
C$59.67
-2.4%
C$74.00
+24.0%
-2.3%C$23.08BC$6.03B14.84389Positive News
ARX
ARC Resources
3.4072 of 5 stars
C$25.97
-1.9%
C$33.42
+28.7%
+9.2%C$15.11BC$6.24B10.26438Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
N/AC$51.69
-5.8%
N/A-8.5%C$13.29BC$9.21B22.771,740High Trading Volume
SCR
Strathcona Resources
1.8233 of 5 stars
C$35.39
-3.9%
C$34.86
-1.5%
+26.0%C$7.58BC$5.30B10.63193Analyst Forecast
MEG
MEG Energy
2.1324 of 5 stars
C$29.80
-2.3%
C$30.33
+1.8%
+11.8%C$7.58BC$4.81B14.26449News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
CPG
Crescent Point Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.24BC$3.51B23.92777
PSK
PrairieSky Royalty
3.2127 of 5 stars
C$24.87
-1.9%
C$29.29
+17.8%
-10.1%C$5.86BC$504.60M26.7465News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
ERF
Enerplus
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$5.47BC$1.48B10.98404
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
1.8126 of 5 stars
C$18.95
-4.2%
C$21.22
+12.0%
+29.7%C$3.80BC$1.01B11.4853Positive News
ATH
Athabasca Oil
1.0588 of 5 stars
C$6.60
-6.1%
C$6.67
+1.0%
+24.5%C$3.28BC$1.46B7.67170

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