PNE vs. SGY, OBE, VLE, TNZ, CEI, SNM, LGN, FEC, LOU, and SEI
Should you be buying Pine Cliff Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pine Cliff Energy include Surge Energy (SGY), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Valeura Energy (VLE), Tenaz Energy (TNZ), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM), Logan Energy (LGN), Frontera Energy (FEC), Lucero Energy (LOU), and Sintana Energy (SEI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Pine Cliff Energy vs. Its Competitors
Surge Energy (TSE:SGY) and Pine Cliff Energy (TSE:PNE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
Surge Energy has a beta of 2.54, indicating that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pine Cliff Energy has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Surge Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Pine Cliff Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Surge Energy pays out -65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pine Cliff Energy pays out -144.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Pine Cliff Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Pine Cliff Energy has a net margin of -8.28% compared to Surge Energy's net margin of -13.88%. Surge Energy's return on equity of -10.13% beat Pine Cliff Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Pine Cliff Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Surge Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pine Cliff Energy and 0 mentions for Surge Energy. Pine Cliff Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Surge Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Pine Cliff Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Pine Cliff Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Surge Energy. Pine Cliff Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Surge Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
5.2% of Surge Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Pine Cliff Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Surge Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Pine Cliff Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Surge Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$9.42, indicating a potential upside of 32.07%. Pine Cliff Energy has a consensus target price of C$0.93, indicating a potential upside of 46.83%. Given Pine Cliff Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pine Cliff Energy is more favorable than Surge Energy.
Summary
Pine Cliff Energy beats Surge Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:PNE) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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