Western Energy Services (WRG) Competitors C$2.37 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/4/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock WRG vs. CET, XDC, AKT.A, SDI, QI, PD, ESI, PHX, STEP, and CFWShould you be buying Western Energy Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Energy Services include Cathedral Energy Services (CET), Xtreme Drilling (XDC), AKITA Drilling (AKT.A), Stampede Drilling (SDI), Q Investments (QI), Precision Drilling (PD), Ensign Energy Services (ESI), PHX Energy Services (PHX), STEP Energy Services (STEP), and Calfrac Well Services (CFW). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Western Energy Services vs. Its Competitors Cathedral Energy Services Xtreme Drilling AKITA Drilling Stampede Drilling Q Investments Precision Drilling Ensign Energy Services PHX Energy Services STEP Energy Services Calfrac Well Services 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) 2.00Cathedral 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Energy ServicesC$216.27M0.37-C$7.47M-C$0.21-11.29Cathedral Energy ServicesC$577.31M0.00C$21.42MC$0.08N/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. SummaryCathedral Energy Services beats Western Energy Services on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Energy Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WRG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart WRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Energy ServicesOil & Gas Drilling IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$80.20MC$284.72MC$7.59BC$6.19BDividend Yield8.70%14.24%10.91%6.72%P/E Ratio-11.295.6961.5350.85Price / Sales0.370.4321,830.801,194.54Price / Cash8.7929.0735.0483.29Price / Book0.271.593.394.69Net Income-C$7.47MC$58.98MC$4.21BC$301.20M7 Day Performance4.87%0.82%1.88%1.62%1 Month Performance8.72%7.66%6.57%4.20%1 Year PerformanceN/A28.67%102.06%27.05% Western Energy Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WRGWestern Energy ServicesN/AC$2.37flatC$2.75+16.0%N/AC$80.20MC$216.27M-11.29675CETCathedral Energy ServicesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$216.31MC$577.31M11.256XDCXtreme DrillingN/AN/AN/AN/AC$142.47MC$79.18M-2.18N/AGap DownAKT.AAKITA DrillingN/AC$2.43+6.6%C$3.75+54.3%+84.2%C$92.53MC$186.77M22.091,068High Trading VolumeSDIStampede DrillingN/AC$0.14-6.9%N/A-39.1%C$27.57MC$80.63M3.66328Gap DownQIQ InvestmentsN/AC$0.29-27.5%N/A+0.0%C$26.71M-C$570.77K-1.63N/AGap DownPDPrecision Drilling4.0716 of 5 starsC$64.49-0.4%C$98.33+52.5%-27.5%C$917.70MC$1.95B3.79950Analyst RevisionESIEnsign Energy Services4.0351 of 5 starsC$2.25+1.4%C$3.30+46.7%+0.9%C$415.56MC$1.70B13.155,300Analyst RevisionPHXPHX Energy Services3.793 of 5 starsC$8.05-2.4%C$11.50+42.9%-9.6%C$367.16MC$638.31M5.0620STEPSTEP Energy Services2.1771 of 5 starsC$4.26+1.7%C$5.04+18.3%+9.1%C$304.82MC$1.00B7.381,432News CoveragePositive NewsCFWCalfrac Well Services4.0892 of 5 starsC$3.43+0.9%C$4.63+34.8%-16.6%C$293.85MC$1.61B10.48730News CoverageAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathedral Energy Services Competitors Xtreme Drilling Competitors AKITA Drilling Competitors Stampede Drilling Competitors Q Investments Competitors Precision Drilling Competitors Ensign Energy Services Competitors PHX Energy Services Competitors STEP Energy Services Competitors Calfrac Well Services Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:WRG) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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