Gibson Energy (GEI) Competitors

Gibson Energy (TSE:GEI) and Galaxy Digital (TSE:GLXY) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GEI or GLXY?

Galaxy Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gibson Energy. Galaxy Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibson Energy, 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
Gibson Energy	C$12.27B	0.28	C$211.66M	C$1.30	16.40
Galaxy Digital	C$540.07M	9.93	C$1.97B	C$12.11	1.88

Does the media refer more to GEI or GLXY?

In the previous week, Gibson Energy had 25 more articles in the media than Galaxy Digital. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Gibson Energy and 2 mentions for Galaxy Digital. Galaxy Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Gibson Energy's score of 0.12 indicating that Galaxy Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gibson Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Galaxy Digital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, GEI or GLXY?

Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Galaxy Digital has a beta of 3.17, suggesting that its stock price is 217% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GEI or GLXY?

Gibson Energy received 403 more outperform votes than Galaxy Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Galaxy Digital an outperform vote while only 52.09% of users gave Gibson Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gibson Energy	Outperform Votes 411 52.09%	Underperform Votes 378 47.91%
Galaxy Digital	Outperform Votes 8 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do analysts rate GEI or GLXY?

Gibson Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$25.86, indicating a potential upside of 21.60%. Galaxy Digital has a consensus target price of C$22.25, indicating a potential downside of 2.24%. Given Gibson Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gibson Energy is more favorable than Galaxy Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gibson Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Galaxy Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GEI or GLXY?

52.5% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Galaxy Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gibson Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Galaxy Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GEI or GLXY more profitable?

Galaxy Digital has a net margin of 364.19% compared to Gibson Energy's net margin of 1.73%. Galaxy Digital's return on equity of 83.38% beat Gibson Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gibson Energy	1.73%	22.60%	5.24%
Galaxy Digital	364.19%	83.38%	N/A

Summary

Galaxy Digital beats Gibson Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.