Western Energy Services (WRG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CET or WRG?

Western Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$2.75, indicating a potential upside of 34.80%. Given Western Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western Energy Services is more favorable than Cathedral Energy Services.

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, CET or WRG?

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
Cathedral Energy Services	C$577.31M	0.00	C$21.42M	C$0.08	N/A
Western Energy Services	C$227.08M	0.30	-C$7.47M	-C$0.15	-13.60

Which has more volatility and risk, CET or WRG?

Cathedral Energy Services has a beta of 2.64, meaning that its share price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Energy Services has a beta of 0.882448, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CET or WRG 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
Cathedral Energy Services	3.71%	12.31%	8.07%
Western Energy Services	-3.45%	-2.40%	0.18%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CET or WRG?

14.1% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Western Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of Western Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CET or WRG?

In the previous week, Western Energy Services had 1 more articles in the media than Cathedral Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Western Energy Services and 0 mentions for Cathedral Energy Services. Western Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Cathedral Energy Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Western Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cathedral Energy Services	Neutral
Western Energy Services	Positive

Summary

Cathedral Energy Services beats Western Energy Services on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.