MEG Energy (MEG) Competitors

MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) and RB Global (TSE:RBA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MEG or RBA?

MEG Energy received 189 more outperform votes than RB Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.44% of users gave RB Global an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave MEG Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MEG Energy	Outperform Votes 417 56.12%	Underperform Votes 326 43.88%
RB Global	Outperform Votes 228 56.44%	Underperform Votes 176 43.56%

Does the media prefer MEG or RBA?

In the previous week, RB Global had 4 more articles in the media than MEG Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for RB Global and 2 mentions for MEG Energy. MEG Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat RB Global's score of 0.42 indicating that MEG Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MEG Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
RB Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MEG or RBA?

44.4% of MEG Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of RB Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of MEG Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of RB Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MEG or RBA?

MEG Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.22%. Given MEG Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe MEG Energy is more favorable than RB Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MEG Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
RB Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is MEG or RBA more profitable?

RB Global has a net margin of 10.01% compared to MEG Energy's net margin of 9.04%. MEG Energy's return on equity of 11.06% beat RB Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MEG Energy	9.04%	11.06%	8.96%
RB Global	10.01%	6.35%	4.03%

Which has more risk and volatility, MEG or RBA?

MEG Energy has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RB Global has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MEG or RBA?

MEG Energy has higher revenue and earnings than RB Global. MEG Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RB Global, 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
MEG Energy	C$5.39B	1.09	C$487.47M	C$1.89	12.00
RB Global	C$2.06B	9.16	C$206.01M	C$2.28	64.15

Is MEG or RBA a better dividend stock?

MEG Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. RB Global pays an annual dividend of C$1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. MEG Energy pays out 21.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RB Global pays out 69.4% 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. MEG Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

MEG Energy beats RB Global on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.