PrairieSky Royalty (PSK) Competitors

PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) and ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, PSK or ARX?

PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARC Resources has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PSK or ARX?

ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than PrairieSky Royalty. ARC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrairieSky Royalty, 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
PrairieSky Royalty	C$508.08M	12.65	C$214.83M	C$0.90	29.86
ARC Resources	C$5.31B	3.30	C$1.11B	C$1.90	15.72

Does the media refer more to PSK or ARX?

In the previous week, ARC Resources had 1 more articles in the media than PrairieSky Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ARC Resources and 3 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty. PrairieSky Royalty's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat ARC Resources' score of 0.46 indicating that PrairieSky Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PrairieSky Royalty	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ARC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate PSK or ARX?

PrairieSky Royalty presently has a consensus price target of C$30.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.75%. ARC Resources has a consensus price target of C$32.79, suggesting a potential upside of 10.04%. Given PrairieSky Royalty's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PrairieSky Royalty is more favorable than ARC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PrairieSky Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
ARC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Is PSK or ARX a better dividend stock?

PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. PrairieSky Royalty pays out 110.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PSK or ARX?

66.0% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of ARC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PSK or ARX more profitable?

PrairieSky Royalty has a net margin of 42.28% compared to ARC Resources' net margin of 20.95%. ARC Resources' return on equity of 14.60% beat PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PrairieSky Royalty	42.28%	7.83%	5.99%
ARC Resources	20.95%	14.60%	7.88%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSK or ARX?

ARC Resources received 129 more outperform votes than PrairieSky Royalty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.97% of users gave ARC Resources an outperform vote while only 61.10% of users gave PrairieSky Royalty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PrairieSky Royalty	Outperform Votes 498 61.10%	Underperform Votes 317 38.90%
ARC Resources	Outperform Votes 627 64.97%	Underperform Votes 338 35.03%

Summary

ARC Resources beats PrairieSky Royalty on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.