BIR vs. MEG, SCR, WCP, ERF, POU, PEY, BTE, ATH, NVA, and VET
Should you be buying Birchcliff Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Birchcliff Energy include MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Baytex Energy (BTE), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NuVista Energy (NVA), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Birchcliff Energy vs.
MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) and Birchcliff Energy (TSE:BIR) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
MEG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Birchcliff Energy. MEG Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Birchcliff Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, MEG Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Birchcliff Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MEG Energy and 2 mentions for Birchcliff Energy. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Birchcliff Energy's score of 0.94 indicating that MEG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
44.4% of MEG Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
MEG Energy has a beta of 2.89, meaning that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birchcliff Energy has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Birchcliff Energy received 204 more outperform votes than MEG Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.88% of users gave Birchcliff Energy an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave MEG Energy an outperform vote.
MEG Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Birchcliff Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. MEG Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Birchcliff Energy pays out 700.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
MEG Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$32.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.22%. Birchcliff Energy has a consensus price target of C$6.71, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Given MEG Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MEG Energy is more favorable than Birchcliff Energy.
MEG Energy has a net margin of 9.04% compared to Birchcliff Energy's net margin of 2.04%. MEG Energy's return on equity of 11.06% beat Birchcliff Energy's return on equity.
Summary
MEG Energy beats Birchcliff Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:BIR) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
