Pason Systems (PSI) Competitors

Pason Systems (TSE:PSI) and TerraVest Industries (TSE:TVK) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is PSI or TVK a better dividend stock?

Pason Systems pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. TerraVest Industries pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Pason Systems pays out 36.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TerraVest Industries pays out 17.7% 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.

Is PSI or TVK more profitable?

Pason Systems has a net margin of 28.28% compared to TerraVest Industries' net margin of 6.97%. Pason Systems' return on equity of 24.64% beat TerraVest Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pason Systems	28.28%	24.64%	11.98%
TerraVest Industries	6.97%	20.85%	10.06%

Do analysts prefer PSI or TVK?

Pason Systems presently has a consensus target price of C$16.63, suggesting a potential upside of 38.31%. TerraVest Industries has a consensus target price of C$181.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.42%. Given Pason Systems' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pason Systems is more favorable than TerraVest Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pason Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
TerraVest Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PSI or TVK?

46.2% of Pason Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.3% of TerraVest Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pason Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of TerraVest Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PSI or TVK?

Pason Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TerraVest Industries. Pason Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TerraVest Industries, 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
Pason Systems	C$399.69M	2.39	C$113.04M	C$1.42	8.48
TerraVest Industries	C$960.85M	2.95	C$66.99M	C$3.39	42.58

Which has more volatility & risk, PSI or TVK?

Pason Systems has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TerraVest Industries has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PSI or TVK?

In the previous week, TerraVest Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Pason Systems. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for TerraVest Industries and 2 mentions for Pason Systems. Pason Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat TerraVest Industries' score of -0.30 indicating that Pason Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pason Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TerraVest Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

TerraVest Industries beats Pason Systems on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.