NOA vs. SSL, COP, IPCO, VET, GBR, AAV, VNR, OBE, CEI, and PHX
Should you be buying North American Construction Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of North American Construction Group include Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Coro Mining (COP), International Petroleum (IPCO), Vermilion Energy (VET), Great Bear Resources (GBR), Advantage Energy (AAV), Valener (VNR), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), and PHX Energy Services (PHX). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
North American Construction Group vs.
North American Construction Group (TSE:NOA) and Sandstorm Gold (TSE:SSL) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
North American Construction Group received 58 more outperform votes than Sandstorm Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.90% of users gave Sandstorm Gold an outperform vote while only 63.58% of users gave North American Construction Group an outperform vote.
79.1% of North American Construction Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of North American Construction Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
North American Construction Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Sandstorm Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. North American Construction Group pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sandstorm Gold pays out 53.2% 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. North American Construction Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Sandstorm Gold had 10 more articles in the media than North American Construction Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Sandstorm Gold and 1 mentions for North American Construction Group. North American Construction Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Sandstorm Gold's score of -0.08 indicating that North American Construction Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
North American Construction Group currently has a consensus price target of C$38.13, indicating a potential upside of 44.74%. Sandstorm Gold has a consensus price target of C$9.92, indicating a potential upside of 16.39%. Given North American Construction Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe North American Construction Group is more favorable than Sandstorm Gold.
North American Construction Group has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
North American Construction Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sandstorm Gold. North American Construction Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 20.46% compared to North American Construction Group's net margin of 4.80%. North American Construction Group's return on equity of 15.24% beat Sandstorm Gold's return on equity.
Summary
North American Construction Group beats Sandstorm Gold on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:NOA) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
