Ensign Energy Services (ESI) Competitors

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

Is CF or ESI a better dividend stock?

Canaccord Genuity Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ensign Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Canaccord Genuity Group pays out -142.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Do analysts recommend CF or ESI?

Canaccord Genuity Group presently has a consensus price target of C$12.38, suggesting a potential upside of 52.21%. Ensign Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$3.30, suggesting a potential upside of 71.88%. Given Ensign Energy Services' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ensign Energy Services is more favorable than Canaccord Genuity Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canaccord Genuity Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ensign Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CF or ESI?

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

Does the media favor CF or ESI?

In the previous week, Ensign Energy Services had 5 more articles in the media than Canaccord Genuity Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ensign Energy Services and 1 mentions for Canaccord Genuity Group. Canaccord Genuity Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ensign Energy Services' score of -0.17 indicating that Canaccord Genuity Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CF or ESI?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CF or ESI?

Ensign Energy Services has lower revenue, but higher 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
Canaccord Genuity Group	C$1.83B	0.45	-C$24.41M	-C$0.24	-34.06
Ensign Energy Services	C$1.70B	0.21	C$31.59M	C$0.17	11.23

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CF or ESI?

Canaccord Genuity Group received 73 more outperform votes than Ensign Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.27% of users gave Canaccord Genuity Group an outperform vote while only 43.53% of users gave Ensign Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canaccord Genuity Group	Outperform Votes 342 53.27%	Underperform Votes 300 46.73%
Ensign Energy Services	Outperform Votes 269 43.53%	Underperform Votes 349 56.47%

Is CF or ESI 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
Canaccord Genuity Group	-1.33%	-2.33%	0.86%
Ensign Energy Services	1.86%	2.37%	2.69%

Summary

Ensign Energy Services beats Canaccord Genuity Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.