PXT vs. VET, NVA, ATH, IPCO, FRU, PEY, AAV, HWX, BIR, and KEL
Should you be buying Parex Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Parex Resources include Vermilion Energy (VET), NuVista Energy (NVA), Athabasca Oil (ATH), International Petroleum (IPCO), Freehold Royalties (FRU), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Advantage Energy (AAV), Headwater Exploration (HWX), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), and Kelt Exploration (KEL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) and Parex Resources (TSE:PXT) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Parex Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parex Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Parex Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Vermilion Energy pays out -12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parex Resources pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, Vermilion Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Parex Resources. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Vermilion Energy and 0 mentions for Parex Resources. Parex Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Vermilion Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.73, suggesting that its share price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parex Resources has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vermilion Energy received 196 more outperform votes than Parex Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.77% of users gave Parex Resources an outperform vote while only 57.25% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote.
Vermilion Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$21.71, indicating a potential upside of 29.52%. Parex Resources has a consensus price target of C$30.20, indicating a potential upside of 30.06%. Given Vermilion Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Parex Resources is more favorable than Vermilion Energy.
37.7% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.9% of Parex Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Parex Resources shares are owned 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.
Parex Resources has a net margin of 35.11% compared to Parex Resources' net margin of -34.11%. Vermilion Energy's return on equity of 22.25% beat Parex Resources' return on equity.
Summary
Parex Resources beats Vermilion Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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