Centerra Gold (CG) Competitors

Gibson Energy (TSE:GEI) and Centerra Gold (TSE:CG) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GEI or CG?

52.5% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Centerra Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Centerra Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, GEI or CG?

Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerra Gold has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GEI or CG?

In the previous week, Gibson Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Centerra Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Gibson Energy and 1 mentions for Centerra Gold. Gibson Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Centerra Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Gibson Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gibson Energy	Positive
Centerra Gold	Neutral

Is GEI or CG a better dividend stock?

Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Centerra Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Gibson Energy pays out 154.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centerra Gold pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend GEI or CG?

Gibson Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.09%. Centerra Gold has a consensus target price of C$11.71, suggesting a potential upside of 43.63%. Given Centerra Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centerra Gold is more favorable than Gibson Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gibson Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Centerra Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GEI or CG?

Gibson Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Centerra Gold. Centerra Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibson 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
Gibson Energy	C$12.56B	0.30	C$177.76M	C$1.06	21.69
Centerra Gold	C$1.27B	1.37	C$135.96M	C$0.84	9.70

Is GEI or CG more profitable?

Centerra Gold has a net margin of 10.69% compared to Gibson Energy's net margin of 1.42%. Gibson Energy's return on equity of 23.48% beat Centerra Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gibson Energy	1.42%	23.48%	5.24%
Centerra Gold	10.69%	7.98%	6.67%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GEI or CG?

Gibson Energy received 44 more outperform votes than Centerra Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.40% of users gave Gibson Energy an outperform vote while only 49.38% of users gave Centerra Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gibson Energy	Outperform Votes 404 52.40%	Underperform Votes 367 47.60%
Centerra Gold	Outperform Votes 360 49.38%	Underperform Votes 369 50.62%

Summary

Gibson Energy beats Centerra Gold on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.