Whitecap Resources (WCP) Competitors

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) and Whitecap Resources (TSE:WCP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Is ARX or WCP more profitable?

Whitecap Resources has a net margin of 24.23% compared to ARC Resources' net margin of 20.95%. Whitecap Resources' return on equity of 15.86% beat ARC Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARC Resources	20.95%	14.60%	7.88%
Whitecap Resources	24.23%	15.86%	6.86%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARX or WCP?

Whitecap Resources received 397 more outperform votes than ARC Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.73% of users gave Whitecap Resources an outperform vote while only 64.82% of users gave ARC Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ARC Resources	Outperform Votes 632 64.82%	Underperform Votes 343 35.18%
Whitecap Resources	Outperform Votes 1029 78.73%	Underperform Votes 278 21.27%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARX or WCP?

ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Whitecap Resources. Whitecap Resources 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	3.26	C$1.11B	C$1.90	15.49
Whitecap Resources	C$3.55B	1.39	C$860.11M	C$1.48	5.71

Do analysts prefer ARX or WCP?

ARC Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$32.32, indicating a potential upside of 10.08%. Whitecap Resources has a consensus target price of C$12.88, indicating a potential upside of 52.19%. Given Whitecap Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Whitecap Resources 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Whitecap Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Does the media refer more to ARX or WCP?

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 4 more articles in the media than ARC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 5 mentions for ARC Resources. Whitecap Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat ARC Resources' score of 0.67 indicating that Whitecap Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARC Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Whitecap Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ARX or WCP?

ARC Resources has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitecap Resources has a beta of 2.67, indicating that its stock price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARX or WCP a better dividend stock?

ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Whitecap Resources pays out 49.3% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ARX or WCP?

39.0% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Whitecap Resources beats ARC Resources on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.