VET vs. MEG, SCR, CPG, WCP, PSK, ERF, POU, BTE, PEY, and ATH
Should you be buying Vermilion Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vermilion Energy include MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), 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 Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.
MEG Energy has a net margin of 10.58% compared to MEG Energy's net margin of -34.11%. Vermilion Energy's return on equity of 13.20% beat MEG Energy's return on equity.
Vermilion Energy received 202 more outperform votes than MEG Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.25% of users gave Vermilion Energy 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, 38.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
MEG Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$32.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.40%. Vermilion Energy has a consensus price target of C$21.71, indicating a potential upside of 28.76%. Given MEG Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than MEG Energy.
In the previous week, MEG Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MEG Energy and 2 mentions for Vermilion Energy. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Vermilion Energy's score of 0.66 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MEG Energy has a beta of 3.12, suggesting that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.73, suggesting that its share price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MEG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MEG Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
MEG Energy beats Vermilion Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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