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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor CET or WRG?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cathedral Energy Services	Neutral
Western Energy Services	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and 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$216.27M	0.37	-C$7.47M	-C$0.21	-11.29

Which has more volatility and risk, CET or WRG?

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CET or WRG?

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

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 analysts prefer CET or WRG?

Western Energy Services 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, 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

Is CET or WRG a better dividend stock?

Cathedral Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share. 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 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 pays out -95.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Energy Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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