POU vs. OVV, ARX, MEG, SCR, CPG, WCP, PSK, ERF, BTE, and PEY
Should you be buying Paramount Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paramount Resources include Ovintiv (OVV), ARC Resources (ARX), MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Baytex Energy (BTE), and Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Ovintiv had 6 more articles in the media than Paramount Resources. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ovintiv and 7 mentions for Paramount Resources. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Paramount Resources' score of 0.20 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Paramount Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$35.80, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Ovintiv has a consensus target price of C$58.50, suggesting a potential downside of 16.90%. Given Paramount Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Paramount Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.
9.3% of Paramount Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Paramount Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Paramount Resources pays out 78.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ovintiv pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Resources. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Paramount Resources received 365 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.06% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 52.49% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.
Paramount Resources has a net margin of 19.97% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 18.52%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 21.33% beat Paramount Resources' return on equity.
Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.19, suggesting that its stock price is 219% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.67, suggesting that its stock price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Paramount Resources and Ovintiv tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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