Frontera Energy (FEC) Competitors

Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) and Frontera Energy (TSE:FEC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Does the media favor HWX or FEC?

In the previous week, Headwater Exploration had 1 more articles in the media than Frontera Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Headwater Exploration and 0 mentions for Frontera Energy. Headwater Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Frontera Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Headwater Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Headwater Exploration	Neutral
Frontera Energy	Neutral

Is HWX or FEC more profitable?

Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 35.52% compared to Frontera Energy's net margin of 8.57%. Headwater Exploration's return on equity of 28.63% beat Frontera Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Headwater Exploration	35.52%	28.63%	17.83%
Frontera Energy	8.57%	5.40%	3.95%

Which has better earnings and valuation, HWX or FEC?

Headwater Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Frontera Energy. Frontera Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Headwater Exploration, 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
Headwater Exploration	C$518.46M	2.96	C$184.15M	C$0.78	8.29
Frontera Energy	C$743.89M	0.52	C$63.72M	C$1.59	4.27

Is HWX or FEC a better dividend stock?

Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Frontera Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Headwater Exploration pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Frontera Energy pays out 15.7% 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 HWX or FEC?

32.4% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.2% of Frontera Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Frontera Energy shares are held by company 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HWX or FEC?

Frontera Energy received 144 more outperform votes than Headwater Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.31% of users gave Frontera Energy an outperform vote while only 56.76% of users gave Headwater Exploration an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Headwater Exploration	Outperform Votes 42 56.76%	Underperform Votes 32 43.24%
Frontera Energy	Outperform Votes 186 58.31%	Underperform Votes 133 41.69%

Do analysts recommend HWX or FEC?

Headwater Exploration currently has a consensus price target of C$9.21, suggesting a potential upside of 42.32%. Given Headwater Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Headwater Exploration is more favorable than Frontera Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Headwater Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Frontera Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, HWX or FEC?

Headwater Exploration has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontera Energy has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Headwater Exploration beats Frontera Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.