Birchcliff Energy (BIR) Competitors

PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) and Birchcliff Energy (TSE:BIR) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Does the media refer more to PSK or BIR?

In the previous week, PrairieSky Royalty had 8 more articles in the media than Birchcliff Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty and 1 mentions for Birchcliff Energy. Birchcliff Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat PrairieSky Royalty's score of 0.75 indicating that Birchcliff Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PrairieSky Royalty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Birchcliff Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PSK or BIR?

PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birchcliff Energy has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PSK or BIR?

PrairieSky Royalty presently has a consensus target price of C$30.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.91%. Birchcliff Energy has a consensus target price of C$7.09, indicating a potential upside of 15.35%. Given PrairieSky Royalty's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe PrairieSky Royalty is more favorable than Birchcliff Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PrairieSky Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Birchcliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.22

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PSK or BIR?

PrairieSky Royalty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Birchcliff Energy. PrairieSky Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Birchcliff 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
PrairieSky Royalty	C$508.08M	11.03	C$214.83M	C$0.90	26.02
Birchcliff Energy	C$757.80M	2.20	C$15.45M	C$0.06	107.72

Is PSK or BIR a better dividend stock?

PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Birchcliff Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. PrairieSky Royalty pays out 110.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSK or BIR?

Birchcliff Energy received 127 more outperform votes than PrairieSky Royalty when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.08% of users gave PrairieSky Royalty an outperform vote while only 60.95% of users gave Birchcliff Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PrairieSky Royalty	Outperform Votes 499 61.08%	Underperform Votes 318 38.92%
Birchcliff Energy	Outperform Votes 626 60.95%	Underperform Votes 401 39.05%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PSK or BIR?

66.0% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held 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.

Is PSK or BIR more profitable?

PrairieSky Royalty has a net margin of 42.28% compared to Birchcliff Energy's net margin of 2.04%. PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity of 7.83% beat Birchcliff Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PrairieSky Royalty	42.28%	7.83%	5.99%
Birchcliff Energy	2.04%	0.70%	1.82%

Summary

PrairieSky Royalty beats Birchcliff Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.