Precision Drilling (PD) Competitors C$61.71 -7.14 (-10.37%) As of 04:17 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PD vs. VDY, DH, BB, LSPD, DCBO, ABST, U, AI, DV, 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), Docebo (DCBO), Absolute Software (ABST), Uranium Participation (U), Atrium Mortgage Investment (AI), Dolly Varden Silver (DV), 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 Docebo Absolute Software Uranium Participation Atrium Mortgage Investment Dolly Varden Silver 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. 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 0.4%. Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Precision Drilling pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 prefer PD or VDY? Precision Drilling received 638 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 67.46% of users gave Precision Drilling an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPrecision DrillingOutperform Votes64967.46% Underperform Votes31332.54% Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFOutperform Votes1178.57% Underperform Votes321.43% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PD or VDY? 65.3% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better 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$1.95B0.46C$244.64MC$16.993.70Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media favor PD or VDY? In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 1 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Precision Drilling and 0 mentions for Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. Precision Drilling's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF's score of 0.00 indicating that Precision Drilling is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Precision Drilling Positive 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$119.00, suggesting a potential upside of 89.04%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Vanguard 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 SummaryPrecision Drilling beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$895.78MC$272.10MC$7.44BC$5.59BDividend Yield5.87%14.24%10.65%6.44%P/E Ratio3.705.1647.0730.86Price / Sales0.460.4128,764.81541.04Price / Cash33.6529.0735.3783.08Price / Book0.541.583.503.47Net IncomeC$244.64MC$58.98MC$4.27BC$299.15M7 Day Performance-5.71%-1.91%-3.88%-3.31%1 Month Performance-5.72%-0.13%-0.47%-0.83%1 Year Performance-38.85%-14.08%146.92%10.82% Precision Drilling Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDPrecision Drilling3.7453 of 5 starsC$61.71-10.4%C$119.00+92.8%-28.3%C$878.14MC$1.95B3.63950News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeVDYVanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETFN/AC$49.51+0.7%N/A+13.0%C$3.40BN/A0.00790DHDHN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.72BN/A0.00970Gap UpBBBlackBerry0.7627 of 5 starsC$5.42-3.7%C$4.75-12.4%+27.2%C$2.24BC$424.99M-17.463,320Gap DownLSPDLightspeed Commerce2.8485 of 5 starsC$12.59-3.2%C$18.89+50.0%-31.2%C$1.37BC$740.40M-11.191,800Gap DownDCBODocebo1.6221 of 5 starsC$41.39-1.4%C$82.00+98.1%-31.4%C$884.45MC$147.27M49.20730ABSTAbsolute 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 Investment1.966 of 5 starsC$10.60-1.0%C$12.78+20.6%-7.3%C$502.74MC$78.44M10.06700DVDolly Varden Silver1.6829 of 5 starsC$1.04-2.8%C$1.60+53.8%+11.1%C$319.69MN/A-13.34800FSYForsys MetalsN/AC$0.75+13.6%N/A-23.3%C$150.24MN/A-33.2820,300Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VDY Alternatives DH Alternatives BB Alternatives LSPD Alternatives DCBO Alternatives ABST Alternatives U Alternatives AI Alternatives DV 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 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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