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Headwater Exploration (HWX) Competitors

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C$6.85 0.00 (0.00%)
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HWX vs. WCP, PSK, ERF, PEY, POU, ATH, NVA, BTE, IPCO, and FRU

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

Headwater Exploration vs. Its Competitors

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

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

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
Headwater Exploration35.52% 28.63% 17.83%
Whitecap Resources 24.23%15.86%6.86%

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

Headwater Exploration presently has a consensus target price of C$8.17, suggesting a potential upside of 19.22%. Whitecap Resources has a consensus target price of C$13.13, suggesting a potential upside of 31.25%. Given Whitecap Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than Headwater Exploration.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Headwater Exploration
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Whitecap Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.14

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Headwater Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 0 mentions for Headwater Exploration. Whitecap Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Headwater Exploration's score of 0.00 indicating that Whitecap Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Headwater Exploration Neutral
Whitecap Resources Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Headwater ExplorationC$518.46M3.13C$184.15MC$0.788.78
Whitecap ResourcesC$3.55B1.64C$860.11MC$1.486.75

Headwater Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Headwater Exploration pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Whitecap Resources pays out 49.3% 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.

Summary

Whitecap Resources beats Headwater Exploration on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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.
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HWX vs. The Competition

MetricHeadwater ExplorationOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.62BC$1.40BC$7.71BC$6.39B
Dividend Yield5.82%8.28%10.98%6.72%
P/E Ratio8.78300.5172.7468.14
Price / Sales3.13114,456.2125,665.981,580.96
Price / Cash8.0686.6435.1783.29
Price / Book2.381.683.974.96
Net IncomeC$184.15MC$83.35MC$4.26BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-0.29%0.64%0.72%1.23%
1 Month Performance-4.20%1.01%0.42%2.21%
1 Year Performance1.03%7.18%7.69%28.03%

Headwater Exploration Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWX
Headwater Exploration
N/AC$6.85
flat
C$8.17
+19.2%
+1.0%C$1.62BC$518.46M8.7835
WCP
Whitecap Resources
3.5426 of 5 stars
C$10.08
+0.2%
C$13.13
+30.2%
-3.5%C$5.89BC$3.55B6.80542Dividend Announcement
PSK
PrairieSky Royalty
3.575 of 5 stars
C$23.92
+0.3%
C$29.86
+24.8%
-12.2%C$5.70BC$508.08M26.4965News Coverage
ERF
Enerplus
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$5.47BC$1.48B10.98404
PEY
Peyto Exploration & Development
1.6284 of 5 stars
C$19.05
+0.2%
C$20.92
+9.8%
+30.5%C$3.78BC$915.70M12.8453Analyst Revision
POU
Paramount Resources
3.7786 of 5 stars
C$20.58
+1.8%
C$24.33
+18.2%
-29.6%C$3.06BC$1.93B8.43579Dividend Announcement
Ex-Dividend
ATH
Athabasca Oil
0.9796 of 5 stars
C$5.80
+3.8%
C$6.10
+5.2%
+2.5%C$3.02BC$1.27B13.65170
NVA
NuVista Energy
3.7207 of 5 stars
C$14.59
+2.2%
C$17.43
+19.5%
+6.2%C$2.99BC$1.22B10.2088Positive News
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.1113 of 5 stars
C$2.77
+1.1%
C$4.68
+69.0%
-43.1%C$2.19BC$3.33B-6.30220
IPCO
International Petroleum
0.645 of 5 stars
C$24.25
+3.2%
C$21.67
-10.7%
+25.9%C$2.04BC$621.26M20.52N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
FRU
Freehold Royalties
2.1978 of 5 stars
C$13.19
+0.7%
C$15.40
+16.8%
-1.3%C$1.98BC$311.95M14.95N/ADividend Announcement

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This page (TSE:HWX) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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