Kiwetinohk Energy (KEC) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KEC or VET?

63.1% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Kiwetinohk Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend KEC or VET?

Kiwetinohk Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$20.67, indicating a potential upside of 36.87%. Vermilion Energy has a consensus price target of C$19.36, indicating a potential upside of 37.14%. Given Vermilion Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vermilion Energy 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vermilion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KEC or VET?

Vermilion Energy received 610 more outperform votes than Kiwetinohk Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.00% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote while only 45.00% of users gave Kiwetinohk Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kiwetinohk Energy	Outperform Votes 9 45.00%	Underperform Votes 11 55.00%
Vermilion Energy	Outperform Votes 619 57.00%	Underperform Votes 467 43.00%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KEC or VET?

Kiwetinohk Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy 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$459.22M	1.44	C$20.80M	C$0.47	32.13
Vermilion Energy	C$1.81B	1.22	-C$825.95M	-C$5.11	-2.76

Does the media favor KEC or VET?

In the previous week, Vermilion Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Kiwetinohk Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Vermilion Energy and 2 mentions for Kiwetinohk Energy. Kiwetinohk Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Vermilion Energy's score of -0.19 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vermilion Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is KEC or VET more profitable?

Kiwetinohk Energy has a net margin of 4.53% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -45.56%. Kiwetinohk Energy's return on equity of 3.03% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kiwetinohk Energy	4.53%	3.03%	4.41%
Vermilion Energy	-45.56%	-24.83%	-5.53%

Which has more volatility & risk, KEC or VET?

Kiwetinohk Energy has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.6, meaning that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kiwetinohk Energy beats Vermilion Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.