Whitecap Resources (WCP) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend WCP or TOU?

Whitecap Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.14%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus price target of C$74.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.09%. Given Whitecap Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	2.86	C$860.11M	C$1.46	7.03
Tourmaline Oil	C$6.03B	3.76	C$1.65B	C$4.02	14.58

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WCP or TOU?

24.2% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.0% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 7.1%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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.

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, WCP or TOU?

Whitecap Resources has a beta of 0.788374, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 0.405626, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer WCP or TOU?

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Tourmaline Oil. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 1 mentions for Tourmaline Oil. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Whitecap Resources' score of 0.26 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Whitecap Resources	Neutral
Tourmaline Oil	Very Positive

Summary

Tourmaline Oil beats Whitecap Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.