Advantage Energy (AAV) Competitors

Advantage Energy (TSE:AAV) and Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (TSE:HSE) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

Do analysts rate AAV or HSE?

Advantage Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$12.83, suggesting a potential upside of 11.89%. Given Advantage Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Advantage Energy is more favorable than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, AAV or HSE?

Advantage Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) 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$505.16M	3.77	C$45.34M	C$0.27	41.77
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	C$14.69B	0.00	-C$11.47B	-C$11.41	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AAV or HSE?

39.7% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Advantage Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor AAV or HSE?

In the previous week, Advantage Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Advantage Energy	Neutral
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Neutral

Is AAV or HSE more profitable?

Advantage Energy has a net margin of 8.98% compared to Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Advantage Energy's return on equity of 2.87% beat Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Energy	8.98%	2.87%	3.86%
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Advantage Energy beats Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.