Kiwetinohk Energy (KEC) Competitors

Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) and Kiwetinohk Energy (TSE:KEC) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, ATH or KEC?

Athabasca Oil has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kiwetinohk Energy has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ATH or KEC?

17.4% of Athabasca Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Athabasca Oil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ATH or KEC?

Athabasca Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Kiwetinohk Energy. Kiwetinohk Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Athabasca Oil, 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
Athabasca Oil	C$1.27B	2.27	C$221.88M	C$0.43	13.01
Kiwetinohk Energy	C$476.56M	1.54	C$65.52M	C$1.50	11.19

Does the media refer more to ATH or KEC?

In the previous week, Athabasca Oil and Athabasca Oil both had 2 articles in the media. Kiwetinohk Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Athabasca Oil's score of 0.75 indicating that Kiwetinohk Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Athabasca Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kiwetinohk Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATH or KEC?

Athabasca Oil received 393 more outperform votes than Kiwetinohk Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.76% of users gave Athabasca Oil an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Kiwetinohk Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Athabasca Oil	Outperform Votes 402 55.76%	Underperform Votes 319 44.24%
Kiwetinohk Energy	Outperform Votes 9 42.86%	Underperform Votes 12 57.14%

Is ATH or KEC more profitable?

Athabasca Oil has a net margin of 17.53% compared to Kiwetinohk Energy's net margin of 13.75%. Athabasca Oil's return on equity of 14.73% beat Kiwetinohk Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Athabasca Oil	17.53%	14.73%	9.71%
Kiwetinohk Energy	13.75%	9.15%	4.41%

Do analysts rate ATH or KEC?

Athabasca Oil currently has a consensus target price of C$6.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.02%. Kiwetinohk Energy has a consensus target price of C$21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.37%. Given Kiwetinohk Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kiwetinohk Energy is more favorable than Athabasca Oil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Athabasca Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Kiwetinohk Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Athabasca Oil beats Kiwetinohk Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.