Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF (HEP) Competitors

Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF (TSE:HEP) and Global Water Resources (TSE:GWR) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, HEP or GWR?

Global Water Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Global Water Resources	C$43.94M	0.00	C$5.03M	C$0.30	N/A

Does the media favor HEP or GWR?

In the previous week, Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Global Water Resources'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF	Neutral
Global Water Resources	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HEP or GWR?

Global Water Resources received 108 more outperform votes than Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF an outperform vote while only 70.24% of users gave Global Water Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF	Outperform Votes 10 90.91%	Underperform Votes 1 9.09%
Global Water Resources	Outperform Votes 118 70.24%	Underperform Votes 50 29.76%

Is HEP or GWR more profitable?

Global Water Resources has a net margin of 11.44% compared to Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF's net margin of 0.00%. Global Water Resources' return on equity of 13.24% beat Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Global Water Resources	11.44%	13.24%	1.59%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HEP or GWR?

30.0% of Global Water Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 53.2% of Global Water Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HEP or GWR a better dividend stock?

Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF pays an annual dividend of C$2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Global Water Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share. Global Water Resources pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Global Water Resources beats Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.