Canaccord Genuity Group (CF) Competitors

Ensign Energy Services (TSE:ESI) and Canaccord Genuity Group (TSE:CF) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate ESI or CF?

Ensign Energy Services presently has a consensus target price of C$3.71, indicating a potential upside of 11.70%. Canaccord Genuity Group has a consensus target price of C$12.38, indicating a potential upside of 30.54%. Given Canaccord Genuity Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canaccord Genuity Group is more favorable than Ensign Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ensign Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is ESI or CF more profitable?

Ensign Energy Services has a net margin of 1.23% compared to Canaccord Genuity Group's net margin of 0.18%. Canaccord Genuity Group's return on equity of 3.45% beat Ensign Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ensign Energy Services	1.23%	1.63%	2.69%
Canaccord Genuity Group	0.18%	3.45%	0.86%

Is ESI or CF a better dividend stock?

Ensign Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Canaccord Genuity Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ensign Energy Services pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canaccord Genuity Group pays out -340.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer ESI or CF?

In the previous week, Canaccord Genuity Group had 3 more articles in the media than Ensign Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Canaccord Genuity Group and 1 mentions for Ensign Energy Services. Ensign Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Canaccord Genuity Group's score of 0.14 indicating that Ensign Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ensign Energy Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ESI or CF?

Ensign Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Canaccord Genuity Group. Canaccord Genuity Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ensign Energy Services, 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
Ensign Energy Services	C$1.70B	0.36	C$20.94M	C$0.12	27.67
Canaccord Genuity Group	C$1.46B	0.63	-C$8.78M	-C$0.10	-94.80

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ESI or CF?

6.0% of Ensign Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.9% of Ensign Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESI or CF?

Canaccord Genuity Group received 72 more outperform votes than Ensign Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.46% of users gave Canaccord Genuity Group an outperform vote while only 43.93% of users gave Ensign Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ensign Energy Services	Outperform Votes 268 43.93%	Underperform Votes 342 56.07%
Canaccord Genuity Group	Outperform Votes 340 53.46%	Underperform Votes 296 46.54%

Which has more risk and volatility, ESI or CF?

Ensign Energy Services has a beta of 3.05, indicating that its share price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canaccord Genuity Group has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ensign Energy Services beats Canaccord Genuity Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.