Precision Drilling (PD) Competitors C$58.97 -0.59 (-0.99%) As of 04/23/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PD vs. VDY, DH, BB, LSPD, DV, DCBO, ABST, U, AI, and FSYShould you be buying Precision Drilling stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Precision Drilling include Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VDY), DH (DH), BlackBerry (BB), Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD), Dolly Varden Silver (DV), Docebo (DCBO), Absolute Software (ABST), Uranium Participation (U), Atrium Mortgage Investment (AI), and Forsys Metals (FSY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Precision Drilling vs. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF DH BlackBerry Lightspeed Commerce Dolly Varden Silver Docebo Absolute Software Uranium Participation Atrium Mortgage Investment Forsys Metals Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) and Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (TSE:VDY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, PD or VDY? Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPrecision DrillingC$1.95B0.43C$244.64MC$16.993.47Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is PD or VDY more profitable? Precision Drilling has a net margin of 12.53% compared to Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's net margin of 0.00%. Precision Drilling's return on equity of 14.96% beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Precision Drilling12.53% 14.96% 4.87% Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PD or VDY? Precision Drilling received 640 more outperform votes than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF an outperform vote while only 67.32% of users gave Precision Drilling an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPrecision DrillingOutperform Votes65167.32% Underperform Votes31632.68% Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFOutperform Votes1178.57% Underperform Votes321.43% Is PD or VDY a better dividend stock? Precision Drilling pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Precision Drilling pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media favor PD or VDY? In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 8 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Precision Drilling and 0 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Precision Drilling's score of -0.43 indicating that Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Precision Drilling Neutral Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF Neutral Do analysts rate PD or VDY? Precision Drilling currently has a consensus price target of C$98.33, suggesting a potential upside of 66.75%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Precision Drilling is more favorable than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Precision Drilling 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PD or VDY? 65.3% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPrecision Drilling beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Precision Drilling News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPrecision DrillingOil & Gas Drilling IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$839.15MC$247.10MC$7.00BC$5.57BDividend Yield5.87%14.24%11.00%6.83%P/E Ratio3.474.5947.5329.65Price / Sales0.430.3722,470.15599.31Price / Cash33.6529.0735.4483.07Price / Book0.501.533.443.65Net IncomeC$244.64MC$58.98MC$4.28BC$300.28M7 Day Performance-1.78%0.25%1.04%1.19%1 Month Performance-10.46%-13.74%-7.06%-3.18%1 Year Performance-36.60%-18.34%145.60%11.95% Precision Drilling Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDPrecision Drilling3.2538 of 5 starsC$58.97-1.0%C$98.33+66.8%-36.9%C$839.15MC$1.95B3.47950VDYVanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFN/AC$46.69+1.6%N/A+9.8%C$3.21BN/A0.00790DHDHN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.72BN/A0.00970Gap UpBBBlackBerry0.8388 of 5 starsC$4.46+1.4%C$4.75+6.5%+14.9%C$1.85BC$424.99M-14.373,320Positive NewsGap UpLSPDLightspeed Commerce2.6484 of 5 starsC$12.67-0.2%C$18.30+44.4%-25.7%C$1.38BC$740.40M-11.261,800DVDolly Varden Silver0.2976 of 5 starsC$3.93-1.8%C$1.60-59.3%+301.1%C$1.21BN/A-50.42800High Trading VolumeDCBODocebo2.083 of 5 starsC$41.08-0.5%C$82.00+99.6%-31.7%C$877.82MC$147.27M48.83730ABSTAbsolute SoftwareN/AN/AN/AN/AC$807.42MC$222.06M-23.03740UUranium ParticipationN/AN/AN/AN/AC$768.65MC$-147,478,000.00-4.437,700AIAtrium Mortgage Investment1.2759 of 5 starsC$10.60+1.6%C$12.78+20.6%-1.9%C$502.74MC$78.44M10.06700News CoverageFSYForsys MetalsN/AC$0.52-7.1%N/A-46.1%C$104.17MN/A-23.0820,300Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VDY Alternatives DH Alternatives BB Alternatives LSPD Alternatives DV Alternatives DCBO Alternatives ABST Alternatives U Alternatives AI Alternatives FSY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:PD) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowMy friends Joel and Adam have a simple motto: "For us, it's always a bull market." 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