Pulse Seismic (PSD) Competitors

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

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PSD or TOT?

Total Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Pulse Seismic. Pulse Seismic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Total Energy Services, 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$37.04M	3.36	C$12.72M	C$0.24	10.13
Total Energy Services	C$863.79M	0.52	C$42.34M	C$1.05	11.10

Is PSD or TOT more profitable?

Pulse Seismic has a net margin of 34.35% compared to Total Energy Services' net margin of 4.90%. Pulse Seismic's return on equity of 40.26% beat Total Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pulse Seismic	34.35%	40.26%	32.06%
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.83%	5.48%

Do analysts rate PSD or TOT?

Total Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$17.67, indicating a potential upside of 51.52%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Total Energy Services is more favorable than Pulse Seismic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pulse Seismic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Total Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

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 3.1%. Pulse Seismic pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Total Energy Services pays out 34.3% 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 & volatility, PSD or TOT?

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

Does the media prefer PSD or TOT?

In the previous week, Total Energy Services had 3 more articles in the media than Pulse Seismic. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Total Energy Services and 0 mentions for Pulse Seismic. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Pulse Seismic's score of 0.67 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pulse Seismic	Positive
Total Energy Services	Very Positive

Summary

Total Energy Services beats Pulse Seismic on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.