Advantage Energy (AAV) Competitors

Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) and Advantage Energy (TSE:AAV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor POU or AAV?

Advantage Energy received 24 more outperform votes than Paramount Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave Advantage Energy an outperform vote while only 52.07% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paramount Resources	Outperform Votes 403 52.07%	Underperform Votes 371 47.93%
Advantage Energy	Outperform Votes 427 66.30%	Underperform Votes 217 33.70%

Which has more volatility & risk, POU or AAV?

Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.04, meaning that its stock price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advantage Energy has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to POU or AAV?

In the previous week, Paramount Resources had 11 more articles in the media than Advantage Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Paramount Resources and 2 mentions for Advantage Energy. Advantage Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Paramount Resources' score of 0.93 indicating that Advantage Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paramount Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Advantage Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend POU or AAV?

Paramount Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$37.60, indicating a potential upside of 21.25%. Advantage Energy has a consensus target price of C$13.21, indicating a potential upside of 53.41%. Given Advantage Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Advantage Energy is more favorable than Paramount Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Advantage Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, POU or AAV?

Paramount Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Advantage Energy. Paramount Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advantage Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paramount Resources	C$1.79B	2.54	C$351.80M	C$2.36	13.14
Advantage Energy	C$501.15M	2.87	C$80.42M	C$0.47	18.32

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of POU or AAV?

9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.7% of Advantage Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Advantage 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.

Is POU or AAV more profitable?

Paramount Resources has a net margin of 19.66% compared to Advantage Energy's net margin of 16.05%. Paramount Resources' return on equity of 10.03% beat Advantage Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Resources	19.66%	10.03%	5.97%
Advantage Energy	16.05%	5.02%	3.86%

Summary

Paramount Resources beats Advantage Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.