Pet Valu (PET) Competitors

Pet Valu (TSE:PET) and Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Does the media prefer PET or CPG?

In the previous week, Pet Valu's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Crescent Point Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pet Valu	Neutral
Crescent Point Energy	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PET or CPG?

76.2% of Pet Valu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Pet Valu shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, PET or CPG?

Pet Valu has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.84, suggesting that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PET or CPG more profitable?

Pet Valu has a net margin of 7.64% compared to Crescent Point Energy's net margin of -1.65%. Pet Valu's return on equity of 128.24% beat Crescent Point Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pet Valu	7.64%	128.24%	11.38%
Crescent Point Energy	-1.65%	3.31%	2.86%

Is PET or CPG a better dividend stock?

Pet Valu pays an annual dividend of C$0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Crescent Point Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share. Pet Valu pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crescent Point Energy pays out 93.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pet Valu is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PET or CPG?

Crescent Point Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pet Valu. Crescent Point Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pet Valu, 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
Pet Valu	C$1.08B	1.78	C$82.10M	C$1.14	23.54
Crescent Point Energy	C$3.51B	0.00	C$215.70M	C$0.49	N/A

Do analysts recommend PET or CPG?

Pet Valu presently has a consensus target price of C$31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.41%. Crescent Point Energy has a consensus target price of C$14.94, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Pet Valu's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Pet Valu is more favorable than Crescent Point Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pet Valu	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Crescent Point Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PET or CPG?

Crescent Point Energy received 927 more outperform votes than Pet Valu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.58% of users gave Crescent Point Energy an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Pet Valu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pet Valu	Outperform Votes 3 42.86%	Underperform Votes 4 57.14%
Crescent Point Energy	Outperform Votes 930 74.58%	Underperform Votes 317 25.42%

Summary

Pet Valu beats Crescent Point Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.