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Headwater Exploration (HWX) Competitors

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C$7.23 +0.13 (+1.83%)
(As of 09:35 AM ET)

HWX vs. SCR, WCP, ERF, POU, BTE, PEY, ATH, NVA, VET, and FRU

Should you be buying Headwater Exploration stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Headwater Exploration include Strathcona Resources (SCR), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NuVista Energy (NVA), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Freehold Royalties (FRU). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Headwater Exploration vs.

Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) and Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

0.4% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Headwater Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Strathcona Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Headwater Exploration. Strathcona Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Headwater Exploration, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Strathcona ResourcesC$4.74B1.44C$550.40MC$4.307.41
Headwater ExplorationC$484.24M3.55C$186.63MC$0.789.27

Strathcona Resources received 70 more outperform votes than Headwater Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.49% of users gave Strathcona Resources an outperform vote while only 54.41% of users gave Headwater Exploration an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Strathcona ResourcesOutperform Votes
107
61.49%
Underperform Votes
67
38.51%
Headwater ExplorationOutperform Votes
37
54.41%
Underperform Votes
31
45.59%

Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Strathcona Resources pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Headwater Exploration pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Strathcona Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$36.13, indicating a potential upside of 13.39%. Headwater Exploration has a consensus target price of C$9.46, indicating a potential upside of 30.82%. Given Headwater Exploration's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Headwater Exploration is more favorable than Strathcona Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Strathcona Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Headwater Exploration
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 38.54% compared to Strathcona Resources' net margin of 11.62%. Headwater Exploration's return on equity of 30.64% beat Strathcona Resources' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Strathcona Resources11.62% 12.32% 6.81%
Headwater Exploration 38.54%30.64%17.83%

In the previous week, Strathcona Resources had 13 more articles in the media than Headwater Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Strathcona Resources and 0 mentions for Headwater Exploration. Strathcona Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Headwater Exploration's score of 1.17 indicating that Strathcona Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Strathcona Resources Positive
Headwater Exploration Positive

Summary

Strathcona Resources beats Headwater Exploration on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HWX vs. The Competition

MetricHeadwater ExplorationOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.69BC$1.44BC$3.94BC$6.25B
Dividend Yield5.88%7.99%7.12%5.27%
P/E Ratio9.10128.79106.3526.84
Price / Sales3.4819,723.8014,575.141,531.29
Price / Cash8.0687.3769.6683.81
Price / Book2.561.331.473.16
Net IncomeC$186.63MC$103.57MC$408.40MC$299.38M
7 Day Performance3.35%0.78%1.15%0.76%
1 Month Performance7.74%0.53%-0.59%12.93%
1 Year Performance-2.34%-1.78%4.70%44.13%

Headwater Exploration Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWX
Headwater Exploration
3.7371 of 5 stars
C$7.23
+1.8%
C$9.46
+30.8%
-2.6%C$1.72BC$484.24M9.2735Positive News
SCR
Strathcona Resources
3.214 of 5 stars
C$31.86
-0.5%
C$36.13
+13.4%
+34.6%C$6.83BC$4.74B7.41193Positive News
WCP
Whitecap Resources
3.4993 of 5 stars
C$10.57
+1.2%
C$13.61
+28.8%
+7.7%C$6.33BC$3.37B8.35542
ERF
Enerplus
3.1808 of 5 stars
N/AC$24.57
+∞
N/AC$5.47BC$1.48B10.98404
POU
Paramount Resources
3.4047 of 5 stars
C$30.85
+1.0%
C$37.60
+21.9%
+11.2%C$4.53BC$1.79B13.07579Dividend Announcement
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BTE
Baytex Energy
3.1375 of 5 stars
C$4.28
+1.9%
C$6.11
+42.8%
-22.4%C$3.45BC$3.43B-6.09220
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
1.5475 of 5 stars
C$16.20
+2.9%
C$17.60
+8.6%
+21.8%C$3.17BC$901.99M10.4553Insider Trade
ATH
Athabasca Oil
1.56 of 5 stars
C$5.25
+1.9%
C$6.25
+19.0%
+30.6%C$2.86BC$1.31B35.00170
NVA
NuVista Energy
3.2615 of 5 stars
C$13.68
+2.2%
C$15.97
+16.8%
+7.8%C$2.82BC$1.23B8.3288Insider Trade
VET
Vermilion Energy
2.5867 of 5 stars
C$14.36
+1.5%
C$19.36
+34.8%
-19.6%C$2.24BC$1.81B-2.81720
FRU
Freehold Royalties
1.7721 of 5 stars
C$14.21
+0.8%
C$17.35
+22.1%
-4.2%C$2.14BC$323.04M14.10N/A

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This page (TSE:HWX) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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