Advantage Energy (AAV) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and 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	2.43	C$351.80M	C$2.36	12.56
Advantage Energy	C$501.15M	3.36	C$80.42M	C$0.47	21.47

Does the media prefer POU or AAV?

In the previous week, Advantage Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Paramount Resources. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Advantage Energy and 4 mentions for Paramount Resources. Advantage Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Paramount Resources' score of 0.94 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Advantage Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer POU or AAV?

Paramount Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$38.40, suggesting a potential upside of 29.51%. Advantage Energy has a consensus price target of C$13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 31.32%. 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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor POU or AAV?

Advantage Energy received 23 more outperform votes than Paramount Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.10% of users gave Advantage Energy an outperform vote while only 51.99% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paramount Resources	Outperform Votes 404 51.99%	Underperform Votes 373 48.01%
Advantage Energy	Outperform Votes 427 66.10%	Underperform Votes 219 33.90%

Which has more risk & volatility, POU or AAV?

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Advantage Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Paramount Resources beats Advantage Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.