TPZ vs. ALA, KEY, GEI, KML, TWM, ENB, TRP, PPL, MEG, and SCR
Should you be buying Topaz Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Topaz Energy include AltaGas (ALA), Keyera (KEY), Gibson Energy (GEI), Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) (KML), Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure (TWM), Enbridge (ENB), TC Energy (TRP), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), MEG Energy (MEG), and Strathcona Resources (SCR).
AltaGas (TSE:ALA) and Topaz Energy (TSE:TPZ) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.
AltaGas has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Topaz Energy has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AltaGas has higher revenue and earnings than Topaz Energy. AltaGas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Topaz Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, AltaGas had 13 more articles in the media than Topaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for AltaGas and 0 mentions for Topaz Energy. Topaz Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat AltaGas' score of 0.00 indicating that AltaGas is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AltaGas pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Topaz Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. AltaGas pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Topaz Energy pays out 400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
34.1% of AltaGas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of Topaz Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of AltaGas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.7% of Topaz Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
AltaGas received 501 more outperform votes than Topaz Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.05% of users gave AltaGas an outperform vote while only 61.96% of users gave Topaz Energy an outperform vote.
Topaz Energy has a net margin of 14.29% compared to Topaz Energy's net margin of 5.03%. Topaz Energy's return on equity of 7.93% beat AltaGas' return on equity.
AltaGas currently has a consensus target price of C$35.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.82%. Topaz Energy has a consensus target price of C$26.88, indicating a potential upside of 17.26%. Given AltaGas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Topaz Energy is more favorable than AltaGas.
Summary
AltaGas beats Topaz Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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