Whitecap Resources (WCP) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer WCP or TOU?

Whitecap Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$13.57, indicating a potential upside of 27.55%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus target price of C$74.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.74%. Given Whitecap Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is WCP or TOU more profitable?

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 Resources	24.23%	15.86%	6.86%
Tourmaline Oil	28.53%	11.08%	6.26%

Is WCP or TOU a better dividend stock?

Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. 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.

Does the media favor WCP or TOU?

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources and Whitecap Resources both had 3 articles in the media. Whitecap Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Tourmaline Oil's score of -0.37 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WCP or TOU?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Whitecap Resources	C$4.42B	2.97	C$860.11M	C$1.46	7.29
Tourmaline Oil	C$6.03B	3.93	C$1.65B	C$4.02	15.25

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WCP or TOU?

23.9% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, WCP or TOU?

Whitecap Resources has a beta of 0.742507, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 0.404611, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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