Whitecap Resources (WCP) Competitors

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

Is WCP or ARX a better dividend stock?

Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Whitecap Resources pays out 49.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, WCP or ARX?

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WCP or ARX?

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

Does the media favor WCP or ARX?

In the previous week, ARC Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Whitecap Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ARC Resources and 3 mentions for Whitecap Resources. ARC Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Whitecap Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that ARC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, WCP or ARX?

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
Whitecap Resources	C$3.55B	1.52	C$860.11M	C$1.48	6.22
ARC Resources	C$5.31B	3.11	C$1.11B	C$1.90	14.79

Do analysts recommend WCP or ARX?

Whitecap Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$12.88, indicating a potential upside of 39.64%. ARC Resources has a consensus target price of C$33.17, indicating a potential upside of 18.24%. Given Whitecap Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than ARC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Whitecap Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ARC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Is WCP or ARX 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
Whitecap Resources	24.23%	15.86%	6.86%
ARC Resources	20.95%	14.60%	7.88%

Summary

ARC Resources beats Whitecap Resources on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.