Birchcliff Energy (BIR) Competitors

Birchcliff Energy (TSE:BIR) and Whitecap Resources (TSE:WCP) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, BIR or WCP?

Birchcliff Energy has a beta of 0.310966, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitecap Resources has a beta of 0.788374, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BIR or WCP a better dividend stock?

Birchcliff Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Birchcliff Energy pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Whitecap Resources pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Whitecap Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BIR or WCP more profitable?

Whitecap Resources has a net margin of 24.23% compared to Birchcliff Energy's net margin of 2.04%. Whitecap Resources' return on equity of 15.86% beat Birchcliff Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birchcliff Energy	2.04%	0.70%	1.82%
Whitecap Resources	24.23%	15.86%	6.86%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BIR or WCP?

Whitecap Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Birchcliff Energy. Whitecap Resources 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
Birchcliff Energy	C$688.27M	2.50	C$15.45M	C$0.28	22.54
Whitecap Resources	C$4.42B	2.88	C$860.11M	C$1.46	7.08

Do analysts prefer BIR or WCP?

Birchcliff Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$7.41, suggesting a potential upside of 17.37%. Whitecap Resources has a consensus target price of C$13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 28.14%. Given Whitecap Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than Birchcliff Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Birchcliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40
Whitecap Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BIR or WCP?

16.9% of Birchcliff Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BIR or WCP?

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 7 more articles in the media than Birchcliff Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 0 mentions for Birchcliff Energy. Birchcliff Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Whitecap Resources' score of 0.71 indicating that Birchcliff Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Birchcliff Energy	Very Positive
Whitecap Resources	Positive

Summary

Whitecap Resources beats Birchcliff Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.