InPlay Oil (IPO) Competitors C$1.24 -0.07 (-5.34%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock IPO vs. SGY, OBE, CEI, SNM, VLE, TNZ, LGN, FEC, LOU, and KEIShould you be buying InPlay Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of InPlay Oil include Surge Energy (SGY), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM), Valeura Energy (VLE), Tenaz Energy (TNZ), Logan Energy (LGN), Frontera Energy (FEC), Lucero Energy (LOU), and Kolibri Global Energy (KEI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry. InPlay Oil vs. Surge Energy Obsidian Energy Coelacanth Energy ShaMaran Petroleum Valeura Energy Tenaz Energy Logan Energy Frontera Energy Lucero Energy Kolibri Global Energy Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) and InPlay Oil (TSE:IPO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment. Is SGY or IPO a better dividend stock? Surge Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. InPlay Oil pays an annual dividend of C$0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. Surge Energy pays out -65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. InPlay Oil pays out 85.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SGY or IPO? Surge Energy received 169 more outperform votes than InPlay Oil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.06% of users gave Surge Energy an outperform vote while only 64.73% of users gave InPlay Oil an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSurge EnergyOutperform Votes32566.06% Underperform Votes16733.94% InPlay OilOutperform Votes15664.73% Underperform Votes8535.27% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SGY or IPO? 5.2% of Surge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of InPlay Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Surge Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of InPlay Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer SGY or IPO? Surge Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$9.90, indicating a potential upside of 106.25%. InPlay Oil has a consensus target price of C$3.25, indicating a potential upside of 162.10%. Given InPlay Oil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe InPlay Oil is more favorable than Surge Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Surge Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00InPlay Oil 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, SGY or IPO? InPlay Oil has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Surge Energy. Surge Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than InPlay Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSurge EnergyC$578.75M0.83-C$80.33M-C$0.80-6.02InPlay OilC$144.95M0.77C$18.77MC$0.215.92 Which has more risk and volatility, SGY or IPO? Surge Energy has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InPlay Oil has a beta of 2.37, meaning that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SGY or IPO more profitable? InPlay Oil has a net margin of 12.95% compared to Surge Energy's net margin of -13.88%. InPlay Oil's return on equity of 6.41% beat Surge Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Surge Energy-13.88% -10.13% 2.75% InPlay Oil 12.95%6.41%4.44% Does the media favor SGY or IPO? In the previous week, Surge Energy had 12 more articles in the media than InPlay Oil. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Surge Energy and 7 mentions for InPlay Oil. Surge Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat InPlay Oil's score of 0.83 indicating that Surge Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Surge Energy 11 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive InPlay Oil 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySurge Energy and InPlay Oil tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get InPlay Oil News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IPO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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 ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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 IPO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInPlay OilOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$111.42MC$1.22BC$6.78BC$5.47BDividend Yield10.50%8.23%11.08%6.84%P/E Ratio5.92168.1842.6631.24Price / Sales0.7788,022.9719,957.40544.75Price / Cash1,190.0090.3835.3882.93Price / Book0.381.333.333.54Net IncomeC$18.77MC$80.85MC$4.27BC$299.64M7 Day Performance-5.34%4.12%4.14%7.61%1 Month Performance-22.01%-8.26%-7.62%-2.79%1 Year Performance-49.80%19.44%141.10%13.78% InPlay Oil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IPOInPlay Oil2.4203 of 5 starsC$1.24-5.3%C$3.25+162.1%-47.0%C$111.42MC$144.95M5.9225Dividend AnnouncementGap UpSGYSurge Energy3.0848 of 5 starsC$4.92-3.5%C$10.88+121.0%-39.7%C$494.77MC$578.75M-6.1793Dividend AnnouncementGap UpHigh Trading VolumeOBEObsidian Energy3.6692 of 5 starsC$6.34-1.4%C$13.00+105.0%-44.1%C$481.87MC$716.89M4.13190Gap UpCEICoelacanth EnergyN/AC$0.83-1.2%N/AN/AC$440.46MC$11.72M-65.259SNMShaMaran PetroleumN/AC$0.22+29.4%N/A+171.4%C$440.24MC$67.02M5.993,530Gap DownVLEValeura Energy3.5163 of 5 starsC$6.64-7.1%C$10.75+61.9%+25.6%C$435.43MC$386.11M5.21196News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTNZTenaz EnergyN/AC$11.53-1.5%C$20.25+75.6%+186.7%C$322.71MC$66.53M173.8915Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeLGNLogan Energy3.4366 of 5 starsC$0.53-3.6%C$1.50+183.0%-37.2%C$306.30MC$131.91M15.33N/APositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFECFrontera EnergyN/AC$5.12flatN/A-42.3%C$291.24MC$743.89M3.221,107News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLOULucero Energy1.6997 of 5 starsC$0.42flatC$0.55+31.4%N/AC$267.82MC$166.52M6.68N/AKEIKolibri Global EnergyN/AC$9.66-2.4%N/A+103.9%C$241.20MC$80.63M14.13N/AGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SGY Alternatives OBE Alternatives CEI Alternatives SNM Alternatives VLE Alternatives TNZ Alternatives LGN Alternatives FEC Alternatives LOU Alternatives KEI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:IPO) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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