Kiwetinohk Energy (KEC) Competitors

Kiwetinohk Energy (TSE:KEC) and Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is KEC or POU more profitable?

Paramount Resources has a net margin of 18.92% compared to Kiwetinohk Energy's net margin of 13.75%. Paramount Resources' return on equity of 10.06% beat Kiwetinohk Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kiwetinohk Energy	13.75%	9.15%	4.41%
Paramount Resources	18.92%	10.06%	5.97%

Do analysts rate KEC or POU?

Kiwetinohk Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$21.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.61%. Paramount Resources has a consensus price target of C$25.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.93%. Given Paramount Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paramount Resources is more favorable than Kiwetinohk Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kiwetinohk Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Paramount Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KEC or POU?

63.1% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are held by company 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 preferable valuation and earnings, KEC or POU?

Paramount Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Kiwetinohk Energy. Paramount Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kiwetinohk Energy, 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
Kiwetinohk Energy	C$476.56M	1.39	C$65.52M	C$1.50	10.12
Paramount Resources	C$1.93B	1.30	C$366.00M	C$2.44	6.92

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KEC or POU?

Paramount Resources received 395 more outperform votes than Kiwetinohk Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.40% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Kiwetinohk Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kiwetinohk Energy	Outperform Votes 9 42.86%	Underperform Votes 12 57.14%
Paramount Resources	Outperform Votes 404 51.40%	Underperform Votes 382 48.60%

Which has more volatility and risk, KEC or POU?

Kiwetinohk Energy has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.04, suggesting that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KEC or POU?

In the previous week, Paramount Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Kiwetinohk Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Paramount Resources and 1 mentions for Kiwetinohk Energy. Kiwetinohk Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Paramount Resources' score of 0.65 indicating that Kiwetinohk Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kiwetinohk Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paramount Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Paramount Resources beats Kiwetinohk Energy on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.