OBE vs. SSL, COP, VET, IPCO, GBR, AAV, VNR, NOA, PHX, and CEI
Should you be buying Obsidian Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Obsidian Energy include Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Coro Mining (COP), Vermilion Energy (VET), International Petroleum (IPCO), Great Bear Resources (GBR), Advantage Energy (AAV), Valener (VNR), North American Construction Group (NOA), PHX Energy Services (PHX), and Coelacanth Energy (CEI). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Obsidian Energy vs.
Sandstorm Gold (TSE:SSL) and Obsidian Energy (TSE:OBE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.
Sandstorm Gold received 24 more outperform votes than Obsidian Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.99% of users gave Sandstorm Gold an outperform vote while only 58.74% of users gave Obsidian Energy an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Sandstorm Gold had 3 more articles in the media than Obsidian Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sandstorm Gold and 0 mentions for Obsidian Energy. Sandstorm Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Obsidian Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Sandstorm Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sandstorm Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$10.35, suggesting a potential upside of 27.78%. Obsidian Energy has a consensus price target of C$14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 70.52%. Given Obsidian Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Obsidian Energy is more favorable than Sandstorm Gold.
Sandstorm Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Obsidian Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Sandstorm Gold pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Obsidian Energy pays out 3.1% 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.
Obsidian Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sandstorm Gold. Obsidian Energy 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 beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Obsidian Energy has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.
61.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Obsidian Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 17.55% compared to Obsidian Energy's net margin of 15.81%. Obsidian Energy's return on equity of 6.56% beat Sandstorm Gold's return on equity.
Summary
Obsidian Energy beats Sandstorm Gold on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:OBE) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
