Obsidian Energy (OBE) Competitors

Sandstorm Gold (TSE:SSL) and Obsidian Energy (TSE:OBE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSL or OBE?

Sandstorm Gold received 25 more outperform votes than Obsidian Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.90% of users gave Sandstorm Gold an outperform vote while only 58.24% of users gave Obsidian Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sandstorm Gold	Outperform Votes 230 65.90%	Underperform Votes 119 34.10%
Obsidian Energy	Outperform Votes 205 58.24%	Underperform Votes 147 41.76%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SSL or OBE?

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SSL or OBE more profitable?

Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 20.46% compared to Obsidian Energy's net margin of 16.27%. Obsidian Energy's return on equity of 6.99% beat Sandstorm Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sandstorm Gold	20.46%	2.48%	1.95%
Obsidian Energy	16.27%	6.99%	4.88%

Is SSL or OBE a better dividend stock?

Sandstorm Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Obsidian Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Sandstorm Gold pays out 53.2% 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.

Do analysts prefer SSL or OBE?

Sandstorm Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$9.92, indicating a potential downside of 9.52%. Obsidian Energy has a consensus target price of C$13.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.52%. Given Obsidian Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Obsidian Energy is more favorable than Sandstorm Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sandstorm Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Obsidian Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media refer more to SSL or OBE?

In the previous week, Sandstorm Gold had 7 more articles in the media than Obsidian Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sandstorm Gold and 3 mentions for Obsidian Energy. Obsidian Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Sandstorm Gold's score of 0.28 indicating that Obsidian Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sandstorm Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Obsidian Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SSL or OBE?

Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Obsidian Energy has a beta of 2.3, meaning that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SSL or OBE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sandstorm Gold	C$108.71M	21.13	C$22.24M	C$0.15	72.93
Obsidian Energy	C$716.89M	0.91	C$116.66M	C$1.53	5.59

Summary

Obsidian Energy beats Sandstorm Gold on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.