IPCO vs. MEG, SCR, CPG, PSK, WCP, ERF, POU, BTE, PEY, and ATH
Should you be buying International Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Petroleum include MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), and Athabasca Oil (ATH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) and International Petroleum (TSE:IPCO) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
MEG Energy received 318 more outperform votes than International Petroleum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave International Petroleum an outperform vote while only 56.87% of users gave MEG Energy an outperform vote.
41.4% of MEG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of International Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.4% of International Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
MEG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than International Petroleum. International Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEG Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Petroleum has a net margin of 19.26% compared to International Petroleum's net margin of 10.58%. MEG Energy's return on equity of 17.16% beat International Petroleum's return on equity.
MEG Energy has a beta of 3.12, indicating that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Petroleum has a beta of 2.5, indicating that its share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MEG Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$32.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.40%. International Petroleum has a consensus price target of C$18.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.22%. Given International Petroleum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MEG Energy is more favorable than International Petroleum.
In the previous week, MEG Energy had 4 more articles in the media than International Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MEG Energy and 0 mentions for International Petroleum. International Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat MEG Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that MEG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
MEG Energy beats International Petroleum on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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