OBE vs. VET, SSL, GBR, IPCO, AAV, VNR, NOA, CEI, PHX, and MPC
Should you be buying Obsidian Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Obsidian Energy include Vermilion Energy (VET), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Great Bear Resources (GBR), International Petroleum (IPCO), Advantage Energy (AAV), Valener (VNR), North American Construction Group (NOA), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), PHX Energy Services (PHX), and Madison Pacific Properties (MPC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Obsidian Energy vs.
Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) and Obsidian Energy (TSE:OBE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Obsidian Energy has a net margin of 16.27% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -42.01%. Obsidian Energy's return on equity of 6.99% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Vermilion Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Obsidian Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vermilion Energy and 5 mentions for Obsidian Energy. Obsidian Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Vermilion Energy's score of -0.11 indicating that Obsidian Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Obsidian Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Obsidian Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Obsidian Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vermilion Energy pays out -9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Obsidian Energy pays out 2.6% 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. Vermilion Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Vermilion Energy received 420 more outperform votes than Obsidian Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.24% of users gave Obsidian Energy an outperform vote while only 57.13% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote.
Vermilion Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$17.94, suggesting a potential upside of 41.41%. Obsidian Energy has a consensus target price of C$13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.05%. Given Obsidian Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Obsidian Energy is more favorable than Vermilion Energy.
Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.6, suggesting that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Obsidian Energy has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.
44.8% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned 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.
Summary
Obsidian Energy beats Vermilion Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:OBE) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
