Paramount Resources (POU) Competitors C$21.59 +0.14 (+0.65%) As of 12:31 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock POU vs. OVV, HSE, VRN, SSL, COP, BTE, AAV, IPCO, VET, and GBRShould you be buying Paramount Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paramount Resources include Ovintiv (OVV), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Veren (VRN), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Coro Mining (COP), Baytex Energy (BTE), Advantage Energy (AAV), International Petroleum (IPCO), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Great Bear Resources (GBR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Paramount Resources vs. Its Competitors Ovintiv Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) Veren Sandstorm Gold Coro Mining Baytex Energy Advantage Energy International Petroleum Vermilion Energy Great Bear Resources Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is POU or OVV a better dividend stock? Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Paramount Resources pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, POU or OVV? Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.04, indicating that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is POU or OVV more profitable? Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.34% compared to Paramount Resources' net margin of 18.92%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Paramount Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paramount Resources18.92% 10.06% 5.97% Ovintiv 20.34%19.62%8.59% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, POU or OVV? Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Resources. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioParamount ResourcesC$1.93B1.66C$366.00MC$2.448.84OvintivC$6.82B1.45C$1.39BC$10.914.98 Does the media favor POU or OVV? In the previous week, Ovintiv had 2 more articles in the media than Paramount Resources. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ovintiv and 3 mentions for Paramount Resources. Paramount Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.22 indicating that Paramount Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paramount Resources 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ovintiv 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer POU or OVV? Paramount Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$23.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.62%. Given Paramount Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paramount Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paramount Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Ovintiv 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 6 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of POU or OVV? 9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryOvintiv beats Paramount Resources on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Paramount Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for POU 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 POU 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 POU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricParamount ResourcesOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$3.21BC$1.41BC$7.72BC$6.19BDividend Yield5.41%8.22%10.94%6.72%P/E Ratio8.84257.7364.6254.67Price / Sales1.66132,757.5929,476.281,147.34Price / Cash512.5086.6436.3883.29Price / Book0.881.643.864.95Net IncomeC$366.00MC$83.35MC$4.24BC$301.20M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.87%-0.89%0.36%1 Month Performance-3.74%-1.60%-0.98%3.21%1 Year Performance-32.34%35.20%9.70%23.16% Paramount Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)POUParamount Resources3.2005 of 5 starsC$21.59+0.7%C$23.67+9.6%-32.9%C$3.21BC$1.93B8.84579Dividend AnnouncementOVVOvintivN/AC$56.98-0.7%N/A-16.9%C$10.37BC$6.82B5.221,740HSEHusky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.79BC$14.69B-0.594,802VRNVerenN/AN/AC$11.74+∞N/AC$5.60BC$3.83B5.20777SSLSandstorm Gold1.0128 of 5 starsC$13.42-0.5%C$12.42-7.5%+69.3%C$2.81BC$108.71M89.3028,600Dividend AnnouncementCOPCoro MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-6.009,500Gap UpBTEBaytex Energy3.4776 of 5 starsC$2.59-1.9%C$4.68+80.7%-50.4%C$2.05BC$3.33B-5.89220Positive NewsAAVAdvantage EnergyN/AC$11.52+0.3%C$12.83+11.4%+15.6%C$1.91BC$505.16M41.9583Positive NewsIPCOInternational Petroleum0.3416 of 5 starsC$22.17-0.4%C$21.67-2.3%+7.9%C$1.86BC$621.26M18.76N/AVETVermilion Energy3.3865 of 5 starsC$10.77-0.2%C$14.89+38.2%-31.8%C$1.67BC$1.96B-2.03720Positive NewsGap UpGBRGreat Bear ResourcesN/AC$28.15-2.3%N/A+0.0%C$1.63BN/A-153.833High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ovintiv Competitors Husky Energy Inc. 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