Enerflex (EFX) Competitors

Quebecor (TSE:QBR.B) and Enerflex (TSE:EFX) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media refer more to QBR.B or EFX?

In the previous week, Enerflex had 29 more articles in the media than Quebecor. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Enerflex and 1 mentions for Quebecor. Enerflex's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Quebecor's score of 0.37 indicating that Enerflex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quebecor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Enerflex	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is QBR.B or EFX more profitable?

Quebecor has a net margin of 12.99% compared to Enerflex's net margin of -4.30%. Quebecor's return on equity of 37.44% beat Enerflex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quebecor	12.99%	37.44%	7.05%
Enerflex	-4.30%	-9.39%	3.03%

Which has better valuation and earnings, QBR.B or EFX?

Quebecor has higher revenue and earnings than Enerflex. Enerflex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quebecor, 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
Quebecor	C$5.67B	0.88	C$736.30M	C$3.17	10.02
Enerflex	C$2.37B	0.66	-C$102.05M	-C$1.15	-10.96

Is QBR.B or EFX a better dividend stock?

Quebecor pays an annual dividend of C$1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Enerflex pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Quebecor pays out 41.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enerflex pays out -8.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of QBR.B or EFX?

55.6% of Quebecor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Enerflex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Quebecor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Enerflex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QBR.B or EFX?

Quebecor received 8 more outperform votes than Enerflex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.81% of users gave Quebecor an outperform vote while only 69.61% of users gave Enerflex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quebecor	Outperform Votes 505 77.81%	Underperform Votes 144 22.19%
Enerflex	Outperform Votes 497 69.61%	Underperform Votes 217 30.39%

Do analysts prefer QBR.B or EFX?

Quebecor presently has a consensus price target of C$37.94, suggesting a potential upside of 19.49%. Enerflex has a consensus price target of C$12.34, suggesting a potential downside of 2.03%. Given Quebecor's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Quebecor is more favorable than Enerflex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quebecor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Enerflex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more risk and volatility, QBR.B or EFX?

Quebecor has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerflex has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Quebecor beats Enerflex on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.