Advantage Energy (AAV) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate AAV or POU?

Advantage Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$13.21, suggesting a potential upside of 53.05%. Paramount Resources has a consensus target price of C$38.40, suggesting a potential upside of 28.60%. Given Advantage Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Advantage Energy is more favorable than Paramount Resources.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AAV or POU?

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 52.00% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advantage Energy	Outperform Votes 427 66.30%	Underperform Votes 217 33.70%
Paramount Resources	Outperform Votes 403 52.00%	Underperform Votes 372 48.00%

Does the media prefer AAV or POU?

In the previous week, Advantage Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Paramount Resources. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Advantage Energy and 6 mentions for Paramount Resources. Advantage Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Paramount Resources' score of 0.51 indicating that Advantage Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advantage Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paramount Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AAV or POU?

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

Is AAV or POU 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
Advantage Energy	16.05%	5.02%	3.86%
Paramount Resources	19.66%	10.03%	5.97%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AAV or POU?

39.7% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Advantage Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AAV or POU?

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
Advantage Energy	C$501.15M	2.88	C$80.42M	C$0.47	18.36
Paramount Resources	C$1.79B	2.45	C$351.80M	C$2.36	12.65

Summary

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