PBA vs. DWSN, CNQ, ENB, CEG, EOG, SLB, MPC, PXD, EPD, and PSX
Should you be buying Pembina Pipeline stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pembina Pipeline include Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Enbridge (ENB), Constellation Energy (CEG), EOG Resources (EOG), Schlumberger (SLB), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), and Phillips 66 (PSX). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Pembina Pipeline (NYSE:PBA) and Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Pembina Pipeline had 8 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Pembina Pipeline and 4 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. Dawson Geophysical's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Pembina Pipeline's score of 1.05 indicating that Dawson Geophysical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Pembina Pipeline received 327 more outperform votes than Dawson Geophysical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.54% of users gave Pembina Pipeline an outperform vote while only 60.84% of users gave Dawson Geophysical an outperform vote.
Pembina Pipeline has a net margin of 21.61% compared to Dawson Geophysical's net margin of -5.95%. Pembina Pipeline's return on equity of 13.33% beat Dawson Geophysical's return on equity.
Pembina Pipeline has higher revenue and earnings than Dawson Geophysical. Dawson Geophysical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pembina Pipeline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pembina Pipeline has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dawson Geophysical has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Pembina Pipeline currently has a consensus price target of $44.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.43%. Given Pembina Pipeline's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pembina Pipeline is more favorable than Dawson Geophysical.
55.4% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pembina Pipeline shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Pembina Pipeline beats Dawson Geophysical on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PBA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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