Headwater Exploration (HWX) Competitors

Whitecap Resources (TSE:WCP) and Headwater Exploration (TSE:HWX) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WCP or HWX?

23.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Headwater Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WCP or HWX more profitable?

Headwater Exploration has a net margin of 35.52% compared to Whitecap Resources' net margin of 24.23%. Headwater Exploration's return on equity of 28.63% beat Whitecap Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Whitecap Resources	24.23%	15.86%	6.86%
Headwater Exploration	35.52%	28.63%	17.83%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WCP or HWX?

Whitecap Resources received 980 more outperform votes than Headwater Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.62% of users gave Whitecap Resources an outperform vote while only 56.00% of users gave Headwater Exploration an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Whitecap Resources	Outperform Votes 1022 78.62%	Underperform Votes 278 21.38%
Headwater Exploration	Outperform Votes 42 56.00%	Underperform Votes 33 44.00%

Which has more risk and volatility, WCP or HWX?

Whitecap Resources has a beta of 2.67, suggesting that its share price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Headwater Exploration has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WCP or HWX a better dividend stock?

Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Whitecap Resources pays out 49.3% 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. Whitecap Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer WCP or HWX?

Whitecap Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$13.30, suggesting a potential upside of 62.34%. Headwater Exploration has a consensus price target of C$8.69, suggesting a potential upside of 48.76%. Given Whitecap Resources' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than Headwater Exploration.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Whitecap Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Headwater Exploration	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WCP or HWX?

Whitecap Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Headwater Exploration. Whitecap 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Whitecap Resources	C$3.55B	1.35	C$860.11M	C$1.48	5.53
Headwater Exploration	C$518.46M	2.67	C$184.15M	C$0.78	7.49

Does the media favor WCP or HWX?

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Headwater Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 2 mentions for Headwater Exploration. Headwater Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Whitecap Resources' score of -0.02 indicating that Headwater Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Whitecap Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Headwater Exploration	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Whitecap Resources beats Headwater Exploration on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.