Pulse Seismic (PSD) Competitors

Pulse Seismic (TSE:PSD) and Total Energy Services (TSE:TOT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is PSD or TOT a better dividend stock?

Pulse Seismic pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Total Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Pulse Seismic pays out 28.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Total Energy Services pays out 32.2% 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 better earnings and valuation, PSD or TOT?

Total Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Pulse Seismic. Total Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pulse Seismic, 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
Pulse Seismic	C$34.51M	3.48	C$10.87M	C$0.21	11.03
Total Energy Services	C$846.24M	0.41	C$41.49M	C$1.12	8.28

Does the media favor PSD or TOT?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 2 more articles in the media than Pulse Seismic. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Total Energy Services and 1 mentions for Pulse Seismic. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Pulse Seismic's score of 0.00 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pulse Seismic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Total Energy Services	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSD or TOT?

Total Energy Services received 174 more outperform votes than Pulse Seismic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.07% of users gave Pulse Seismic an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave Total Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pulse Seismic	Outperform Votes 95 65.07%	Underperform Votes 51 34.93%
Total Energy Services	Outperform Votes 269 56.16%	Underperform Votes 210 43.84%

Which has more risk & volatility, PSD or TOT?

Pulse Seismic has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Total Energy Services has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PSD or TOT?

20.4% of Pulse Seismic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Total Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 23.0% of Pulse Seismic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PSD or TOT more profitable?

Pulse Seismic has a net margin of 31.51% compared to Total Energy Services' net margin of 4.90%. Pulse Seismic's return on equity of 45.18% beat Total Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pulse Seismic	31.51%	45.18%	32.06%
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.84%	5.48%

Summary

Total Energy Services beats Pulse Seismic on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.