Birchcliff Energy (BIR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BIR or WCP?

Whitecap Resources received 400 more outperform votes than Birchcliff Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.59% of users gave Whitecap Resources an outperform vote while only 60.73% of users gave Birchcliff Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Birchcliff Energy	Outperform Votes 617 60.73%	Underperform Votes 399 39.27%
Whitecap Resources	Outperform Votes 1017 78.59%	Underperform Votes 277 21.41%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BIR or WCP?

16.4% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Birchcliff Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BIR or WCP a better dividend stock?

Birchcliff Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Birchcliff Energy pays out 250.0% 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 58.4% 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.

Does the media prefer BIR or WCP?

In the previous week, Birchcliff Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Whitecap Resources. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Birchcliff Energy and 5 mentions for Whitecap Resources. Birchcliff Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Whitecap Resources' score of 0.79 indicating that Birchcliff Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Birchcliff Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Whitecap Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BIR or WCP?

Birchcliff Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$6.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.04%. Whitecap Resources has a consensus price target of C$13.68, indicating a potential upside of 35.66%. Given Whitecap Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Whitecap Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has more risk & volatility, BIR or WCP?

Birchcliff Energy has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitecap Resources has a beta of 2.67, indicating that its stock price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & 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$655.97M	2.44	C$40.92M	C$0.16	37.19
Whitecap Resources	C$3.37B	1.79	C$755.30M	C$1.25	8.06

Is BIR or WCP more profitable?

Whitecap Resources has a net margin of 22.43% compared to Birchcliff Energy's net margin of 6.24%. Whitecap Resources' return on equity of 13.89% beat Birchcliff Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birchcliff Energy	6.24%	1.81%	1.82%
Whitecap Resources	22.43%	13.89%	6.86%

Summary

Whitecap Resources beats Birchcliff Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.