Pine Cliff Energy (PNE) Competitors

Crew Energy (TSE:CR) and Pine Cliff Energy (TSE:PNE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is CR or PNE more profitable?

Crew Energy has a net margin of 22.52% compared to Pine Cliff Energy's net margin of -8.28%. Crew Energy's return on equity of 5.29% beat Pine Cliff Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crew Energy	22.52%	5.29%	3.90%
Pine Cliff Energy	-8.28%	-18.45%	-1.78%

Does the media refer more to CR or PNE?

In the previous week, Pine Cliff Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Crew Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pine Cliff Energy and 0 mentions for Crew Energy. Pine Cliff Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Crew Energy's score of 0.55 indicating that Pine Cliff Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crew Energy	Positive
Pine Cliff Energy	Very Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CR or PNE?

Crew Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pine Cliff Energy. Pine Cliff Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crew Energy, 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
Crew Energy	C$304.96M	0.00	C$68.69M	C$0.43	N/A
Pine Cliff Energy	C$183.28M	1.66	-C$15.17M	-C$0.04	-20.28

Is CR or PNE a better dividend stock?

Crew Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share. Pine Cliff Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Crew Energy pays out 325.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pine Cliff Energy pays out -144.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pine Cliff Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CR or PNE?

Crew Energy received 188 more outperform votes than Pine Cliff Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.81% of users gave Pine Cliff Energy an outperform vote while only 61.27% of users gave Crew Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crew Energy	Outperform Votes 481 61.27%	Underperform Votes 304 38.73%
Pine Cliff Energy	Outperform Votes 293 61.81%	Underperform Votes 181 38.19%

Do analysts prefer CR or PNE?

Crew Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$7.37, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Pine Cliff Energy has a consensus target price of C$1.13, suggesting a potential upside of 34.92%. Given Pine Cliff Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pine Cliff Energy is more favorable than Crew Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crew Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Pine Cliff Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, CR or PNE?

Crew Energy has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pine Cliff Energy has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CR or PNE?

38.1% of Crew Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Pine Cliff Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Crew Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Pine Cliff Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Crew Energy beats Pine Cliff Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.