Western Energy Services (WRG) Competitors

Western Energy Services (TSE:WRG) and Cathedral Energy Services (TSE:CET) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, WRG or CET?

Western Energy Services has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathedral Energy Services has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend WRG or CET?

Western Energy Services currently has a consensus target price of C$2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 16.03%. Given Western Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Western Energy Services is more favorable than Cathedral Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cathedral Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is WRG or CET more profitable?

Cathedral Energy Services has a net margin of 3.71% compared to Western Energy Services' net margin of -3.45%. Cathedral Energy Services' return on equity of 12.31% beat Western Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Energy Services	-3.45%	-2.40%	0.18%
Cathedral Energy Services	3.71%	12.31%	8.07%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WRG or CET?

Cathedral Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Western Energy Services. Western Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathedral Energy Services, 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
Western Energy Services	C$216.27M	0.37	-C$7.47M	-C$0.21	-11.29
Cathedral Energy Services	C$577.31M	0.00	C$21.42M	C$0.08	N/A

Is WRG or CET a better dividend stock?

Western Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Cathedral Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share. Western Energy Services pays out -95.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathedral Energy Services pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Western Energy Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to WRG or CET?

In the previous week, Western Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cathedral Energy Services'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Energy Services	Neutral
Cathedral Energy Services	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WRG or CET?

49.7% of Western Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.7% of Western Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are owned 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.

Summary

Cathedral Energy Services beats Western Energy Services on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.