Precision Drilling (PD) Competitors

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF (TSE:VDY) and Precision Drilling (TSE:PD) are both computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Is VDY or PD a better dividend stock?

Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF pays an annual dividend of C$1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Precision Drilling pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Precision Drilling pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to VDY or PD?

In the previous week, Precision Drilling had 3 more articles in the media than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Precision Drilling and 1 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 -0.01 indicating that Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Precision Drilling	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend VDY or PD?

Precision Drilling has a consensus target price of C$93.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.86%. Given Precision Drilling's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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
Vanguard 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
Precision Drilling	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VDY or PD?

65.3% of Precision Drilling shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Precision Drilling shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VDY or PD?

Precision Drilling has higher revenue and earnings than Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Precision Drilling	C$1.95B	0.51	C$244.64M	C$16.99	4.12

Is VDY or PD 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
Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Precision Drilling	12.53%	14.96%	4.87%

Summary

Precision Drilling beats Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.