Freehold Royalties (FRU) Competitors

Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) and PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Do analysts rate FRU or PSK?

Freehold Royalties presently has a consensus price target of C$16.04, indicating a potential upside of 36.24%. PrairieSky Royalty has a consensus price target of C$30.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.91%. Given Freehold Royalties' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Freehold Royalties is more favorable than PrairieSky Royalty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freehold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
PrairieSky Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FRU or PSK?

Freehold Royalties received 69 more outperform votes than PrairieSky Royalty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.20% of users gave Freehold Royalties an outperform vote while only 61.08% of users gave PrairieSky Royalty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Freehold Royalties	Outperform Votes 568 66.20%	Underperform Votes 290 33.80%
PrairieSky Royalty	Outperform Votes 499 61.08%	Underperform Votes 318 38.92%

Does the media prefer FRU or PSK?

In the previous week, PrairieSky Royalty had 3 more articles in the media than Freehold Royalties. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty and 7 mentions for Freehold Royalties. PrairieSky Royalty's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Freehold Royalties' score of 0.09 indicating that PrairieSky Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freehold Royalties	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PrairieSky Royalty	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FRU or PSK?

Freehold Royalties has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FRU or PSK more profitable?

Freehold Royalties has a net margin of 42.42% compared to PrairieSky Royalty's net margin of 42.28%. Freehold Royalties' return on equity of 14.43% beat PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freehold Royalties	42.42%	14.43%	10.42%
PrairieSky Royalty	42.28%	7.83%	5.99%

Is FRU or PSK a better dividend stock?

Freehold Royalties pays an annual dividend of C$1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Freehold Royalties pays out 122.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PrairieSky Royalty pays out 110.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FRU or PSK?

PrairieSky Royalty has higher revenue and earnings than Freehold Royalties. Freehold Royalties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrairieSky Royalty, 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
Freehold Royalties	C$311.95M	5.67	C$132.34M	C$0.88	13.34
PrairieSky Royalty	C$508.08M	11.03	C$214.83M	C$0.90	26.02

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FRU or PSK?

30.0% of Freehold Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Freehold Royalties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PrairieSky Royalty beats Freehold Royalties on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.