HWX vs. CPG, PSK, WCP, ERF, POU, BTE, PEY, ATH, NVA, and VET
Should you be buying Headwater Exploration stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Headwater Exploration include Crescent Point Energy (CPG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NuVista Energy (NVA), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG) and Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.
Crescent Point Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Headwater Exploration. Headwater Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crescent Point Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Crescent Point Energy received 894 more outperform votes than Headwater Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.58% of users gave Crescent Point Energy an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Headwater Exploration an outperform vote.
Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 36.47% compared to Headwater Exploration's net margin of -1.65%. Crescent Point Energy's return on equity of 27.82% beat Headwater Exploration's return on equity.
Crescent Point Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$14.80, indicating a potential upside of 27.04%. Headwater Exploration has a consensus price target of C$9.46, indicating a potential upside of 24.04%. Given Headwater Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crescent Point Energy is more favorable than Headwater Exploration.
Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.84, meaning that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Headwater Exploration has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Crescent Point Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Headwater Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Crescent Point Energy and 0 mentions for Headwater Exploration. Headwater Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Crescent Point Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Crescent Point Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
47.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Crescent Point Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Crescent Point Energy pays out 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Headwater Exploration pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Headwater Exploration is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Crescent Point Energy beats Headwater Exploration on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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