Free Trial

Headwater Exploration (HWX) Competitors

Headwater Exploration logo
C$6.25 +0.05 (+0.81%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET)

HWX vs. SCR, WCP, ERF, POU, PEY, NVA, BTE, ATH, 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), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), NuVista Energy (NVA), Baytex Energy (BTE), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Freehold Royalties (FRU). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.

Headwater Exploration vs.

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

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
Headwater ExplorationC$484.24M3.07C$186.63MC$0.788.01
Strathcona ResourcesC$4.74B1.25C$550.40MC$4.306.44

Strathcona Resources received 68 more outperform votes than Headwater Exploration when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.80% of users gave Strathcona Resources an outperform vote while only 55.71% of users gave Headwater Exploration an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Headwater ExplorationOutperform Votes
39
55.71%
Underperform Votes
31
44.29%
Strathcona ResourcesOutperform Votes
107
60.80%
Underperform Votes
69
39.20%

Headwater Exploration currently has a consensus target price of C$9.38, suggesting a potential upside of 50.00%. Strathcona Resources has a consensus target price of C$36.38, suggesting a potential upside of 31.41%. Given Headwater Exploration's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Headwater Exploration is more favorable than Strathcona Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Headwater Exploration
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Strathcona Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

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
Headwater Exploration38.54% 30.64% 17.83%
Strathcona Resources 11.62%12.32%6.81%

In the previous week, Strathcona Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Headwater Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Strathcona Resources and 2 mentions for Headwater Exploration. Strathcona Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Headwater Exploration's score of 0.04 indicating that Strathcona Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Headwater Exploration pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Strathcona Resources pays out 23.3% 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.

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

Summary

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

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

HWX vs. The Competition

MetricHeadwater ExplorationOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.49BC$1.33BC$3.82BC$6.07B
Dividend Yield5.88%6.89%6.63%5.42%
P/E Ratio8.01107.1395.8126.16
Price / Sales3.0721,959.5615,664.741,332.85
Price / Cash8.0692.2772.3382.30
Price / Book2.261.351.473.07
Net IncomeC$186.63MC$102.10MC$424.42MC$295.24M
7 Day Performance-6.72%-3.39%-3.60%-2.48%
1 Month Performance-13.43%-5.22%-5.37%-0.91%
1 Year Performance-3.99%-6.95%-2.00%33.65%

Headwater Exploration Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWX
Headwater Exploration
3.7016 of 5 stars
C$6.25
+0.8%
C$9.38
+50.0%
-4.4%C$1.49BC$484.24M8.0135Analyst Forecast
SCR
Strathcona Resources
3.5854 of 5 stars
C$28.75
-1.8%
C$36.38
+26.5%
+18.2%C$6.16BC$4.74B6.59193Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
WCP
Whitecap Resources
2.8329 of 5 stars
C$9.79
flat
C$13.61
+39.1%
+5.5%C$5.87BC$3.37B7.83542News Coverage
ERF
Enerplus
3.0674 of 5 stars
C$26.78
-3.4%
C$24.57
-8.3%
N/AC$5.47BC$1.48B10.98404
POU
Paramount Resources
4.269 of 5 stars
C$29.89
-2.0%
C$38.40
+28.5%
+11.1%C$4.38BC$1.79B12.61579Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
2.4596 of 5 stars
C$15.90
-1.8%
C$17.70
+11.3%
+25.7%C$3.11BC$901.99M10.4553Positive News
NVA
NuVista Energy
4.1647 of 5 stars
C$13.48
+0.3%
C$16.64
+23.4%
+9.4%C$2.78BC$1.23B8.3588Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.5957 of 5 stars
C$3.39
-5.0%
C$5.97
+76.0%
-27.4%C$2.73BC$3.43B-5.03220Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
ATH
Athabasca Oil
2.5289 of 5 stars
C$4.94
-0.6%
C$6.25
+26.5%
+15.2%C$2.69BC$1.31B33.13170News Coverage
VET
Vermilion Energy
1.8985 of 5 stars
C$12.93
-3.7%
C$19.36
+49.8%
-23.7%C$2.02BC$1.81B-2.53720Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
FRU
Freehold Royalties
2.706 of 5 stars
C$12.95
-0.8%
C$17.28
+33.4%
-12.0%C$1.95BC$323.04M12.95N/AHigh Trading Volume

Related Companies and Tools


This page (TSE:HWX) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners