Ensign Energy Services (ESI) 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts prefer ESI or CF?

Ensign Energy Services currently has a consensus target price of C$3.80, suggesting a potential upside of 63.79%. Canaccord Genuity Group has a consensus target price of C$12.38, suggesting a potential upside of 45.93%. Given Ensign Energy Services' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ensign Energy Services is more favorable than Canaccord Genuity Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ensign Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media prefer ESI or CF?

In the previous week, Ensign Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Canaccord Genuity Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ensign Energy Services	Neutral
Canaccord Genuity Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESI or CF?

Canaccord Genuity Group received 74 more outperform votes than Ensign Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.35% of users gave Canaccord Genuity Group an outperform vote while only 43.72% of users gave Ensign Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ensign Energy Services	Outperform Votes 268 43.72%	Underperform Votes 345 56.28%
Canaccord Genuity Group	Outperform Votes 342 53.35%	Underperform Votes 299 46.65%

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 10.3%. Canaccord Genuity Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ensign Energy Services pays out 140.3% 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 -142.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ESI or CF?

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

Is ESI or CF more profitable?

Ensign Energy Services has a net margin of 1.86% compared to Canaccord Genuity Group's net margin of -1.33%. Ensign Energy Services' return on equity of 2.37% beat Canaccord Genuity Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ensign Energy Services	1.86%	2.37%	2.69%
Canaccord Genuity Group	-1.33%	-2.33%	0.86%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ESI or CF?

Ensign Energy Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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	0.25	C$31.59M	C$0.17	13.56
Canaccord Genuity Group	C$1.83B	0.47	-C$24.41M	-C$0.24	-35.53

Summary

Ensign Energy Services beats Canaccord Genuity Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.