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Whitecap Resources (WCP) Competitors

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C$9.19 +0.04 (+0.44%)
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WCP vs. ARX, OVV, CPG, MEG, SCR, PSK, ERF, PEY, POU, and NVA

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

Whitecap Resources vs. Its 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Whitecap ResourcesC$3.55B1.52C$860.11MC$1.486.22
ARC ResourcesC$5.31B3.11C$1.11BC$1.9014.79

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

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 Resources24.23% 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.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WCP vs. The Competition

MetricWhitecap ResourcesOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$5.38BC$1.42BC$7.57BC$6.16B
Dividend Yield7.52%8.34%10.93%6.72%
P/E Ratio6.22210.4554.8649.60
Price / Sales1.5287,318.0219,555.811,173.94
Price / Cash353.7092.2136.1683.29
Price / Book0.981.663.294.73
Net IncomeC$860.11MC$82.50MC$4.19BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance1.65%-1.05%1.45%1.91%
1 Month Performance6.22%3.30%5.85%5.15%
1 Year Performance-9.43%29.98%105.16%27.13%

Whitecap Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WCP
Whitecap Resources
4.0811 of 5 stars
C$9.19
+0.4%
C$12.88
+40.1%
-8.6%C$5.37BC$3.55B6.20542
ARX
ARC Resources
3.4898 of 5 stars
C$29.99
-2.6%
C$33.17
+10.6%
+17.6%C$17.65BC$5.31B15.82438Dividend Announcement
OVV
Ovintiv
N/AC$53.63
-6.0%
N/A-19.1%C$9.76BC$6.82B4.921,740News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
CPG
Crescent Point Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.24BC$3.51B23.92777
MEG
MEG Energy
2.3519 of 5 stars
C$26.10
-3.3%
C$30.61
+17.3%
-12.1%C$6.77BC$5.39B13.82449
SCR
Strathcona Resources
3.0018 of 5 stars
C$30.73
-1.3%
C$34.86
+13.4%
-6.8%C$6.57BC$2.46B17.72193Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
PSK
PrairieSky Royalty
4.1764 of 5 stars
C$23.83
-1.2%
C$30.86
+29.5%
-9.2%C$5.68BC$508.08M26.4065
ERF
Enerplus
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$5.47BC$1.48B10.98404
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
2.731 of 5 stars
C$19.77
-3.6%
C$20.92
+5.8%
+33.4%C$3.92BC$915.70M13.3353News Coverage
Positive News
POU
Paramount Resources
3.4897 of 5 stars
C$22.04
-4.6%
C$23.33
+5.9%
-30.3%C$3.28BC$1.93B9.02579News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
NVA
NuVista Energy
3.4886 of 5 stars
C$15.01
-4.4%
C$17.28
+15.1%
+5.3%C$3.07BC$1.22B10.5088News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (TSE:WCP) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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