Gibson Energy (GEI) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, GEI or AC?

Air Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Gibson Energy. Air Canada 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	0.29	C$211.66M	C$1.30	16.59
Air Canada	C$21.95B	0.23	C$2.54B	C$7.10	1.97

Does the media refer more to GEI or AC?

In the previous week, Air Canada had 12 more articles in the media than Gibson Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Air Canada and 4 mentions for Gibson Energy. Air Canada's average media sentiment score of -0.29 beat Gibson Energy's score of -0.30 indicating that Air Canada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gibson Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Air Canada	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GEI or AC?

52.5% of Gibson Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Air Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gibson Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Air Canada shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GEI or AC a better dividend stock?

Gibson Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Air Canada pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Gibson Energy pays out 126.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Air Canada pays out 2.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate GEI or AC?

Gibson Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$25.86, suggesting a potential upside of 20.18%. Air Canada has a consensus target price of C$23.63, suggesting a potential upside of 69.11%. Given Air Canada's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Air Canada is more favorable than Gibson Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gibson Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Air Canada	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GEI or AC?

Air Canada received 579 more outperform votes than Gibson Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.24% of users gave Air Canada an outperform vote while only 52.15% of users gave Gibson Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gibson Energy	Outperform Votes 412 52.15%	Underperform Votes 378 47.85%
Air Canada	Outperform Votes 991 71.24%	Underperform Votes 400 28.76%

Is GEI or AC more profitable?

Air Canada has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Gibson Energy's net margin of 1.73%. Air Canada's return on equity of 177.01% beat Gibson Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gibson Energy	1.73%	22.60%	5.24%
Air Canada	11.57%	177.01%	4.12%

Which has more volatility and risk, GEI or AC?

Gibson Energy has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Canada has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Air Canada beats Gibson Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.