Pulse Seismic (PSD) Competitors

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

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

60.0% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Pulse Seismic shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Pulse Seismic shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TOT or PSD a better dividend stock?

Total Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Pulse Seismic pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Total Energy Services pays out 32.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pulse Seismic pays out 28.1% 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.

Does the media favor TOT or PSD?

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 1.56 beat Pulse Seismic's score of 0.59 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Pulse Seismic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TOT or PSD 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
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.84%	5.48%
Pulse Seismic	31.51%	45.18%	32.06%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TOT or PSD?

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
Total Energy Services	C$846.24M	0.42	C$41.49M	C$1.12	8.49
Pulse Seismic	C$34.51M	3.70	C$10.87M	C$0.21	11.73

Which has more risk and volatility, TOT or PSD?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TOT or PSD?

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

Summary

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