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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor HEP or GWR?

In the previous week, Global Water Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Global Water Resources and 0 mentions for Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF. 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

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%

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 5.6%. 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Global Water Resources beats Horizons Gold Producer Equity Covered Call ETF on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.