Pason Systems (PSI) Competitors

CES Energy Solutions (TSE:CEU) and Pason Systems (TSE:PSI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Does the media favor CEU or PSI?

In the previous week, CES Energy Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Pason Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CES Energy Solutions and 3 mentions for Pason Systems. CES Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Pason Systems' score of -0.65 indicating that CES Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CES Energy Solutions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Pason Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has more risk and volatility, CEU or PSI?

CES Energy Solutions has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pason Systems has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CEU or PSI?

40.8% of CES Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.2% of Pason Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of CES Energy Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pason Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CEU or PSI?

CES Energy Solutions presently has a consensus target price of C$10.59, suggesting a potential upside of 8.77%. Pason Systems has a consensus target price of C$17.10, suggesting a potential upside of 27.61%. Given Pason Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pason Systems is more favorable than CES Energy Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CES Energy Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Pason Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CEU or PSI?

CES Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Pason Systems. Pason Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CES Energy Solutions, 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
CES Energy Solutions	C$2.23B	1.02	C$190.35M	C$0.78	12.49
Pason Systems	C$387M	2.76	C$116.65M	C$1.45	9.24

Is CEU or PSI a better dividend stock?

CES Energy Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Pason Systems pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. CES Energy Solutions pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pason Systems pays out 35.9% 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 MarketBeat Community prefer CEU or PSI?

CES Energy Solutions received 187 more outperform votes than Pason Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.12% of users gave CES Energy Solutions an outperform vote while only 52.37% of users gave Pason Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CES Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 386 64.12%	Underperform Votes 216 35.88%
Pason Systems	Outperform Votes 199 52.37%	Underperform Votes 181 47.63%

Is CEU or PSI more profitable?

Pason Systems has a net margin of 30.14% compared to CES Energy Solutions' net margin of 8.53%. CES Energy Solutions' return on equity of 27.17% beat Pason Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CES Energy Solutions	8.53%	27.17%	11.21%
Pason Systems	30.14%	26.63%	11.98%

Summary

CES Energy Solutions beats Pason Systems on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.