PrairieSky Royalty (PSK) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PSK or TOU?

66.0% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer PSK or TOU?

In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 1 more articles in the media than PrairieSky Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 0 mentions for PrairieSky Royalty. PrairieSky Royalty's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Tourmaline Oil's score of 0.78 indicating that PrairieSky Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PrairieSky Royalty	Positive
Tourmaline Oil	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PSK or TOU?

Tourmaline Oil received 332 more outperform votes than PrairieSky Royalty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.37% of users gave Tourmaline Oil an outperform vote while only 61.18% of users gave PrairieSky Royalty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PrairieSky Royalty	Outperform Votes 498 61.18%	Underperform Votes 316 38.82%
Tourmaline Oil	Outperform Votes 830 71.37%	Underperform Votes 333 28.63%

Is PSK or TOU more profitable?

PrairieSky Royalty has a net margin of 42.28% compared to Tourmaline Oil's net margin of 28.53%. Tourmaline Oil's return on equity of 11.08% beat PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PrairieSky Royalty	42.28%	7.83%	5.99%
Tourmaline Oil	28.53%	11.08%	6.26%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PSK or TOU?

Tourmaline Oil has higher revenue and earnings than PrairieSky Royalty. Tourmaline Oil 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	12.69	C$214.83M	C$0.90	29.94
Tourmaline Oil	C$5.77B	4.50	C$1.65B	C$4.43	15.74

Which has more volatility & risk, PSK or TOU?

PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PSK or TOU a better dividend stock?

PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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. Tourmaline Oil pays out 31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts recommend PSK or TOU?

PrairieSky Royalty currently has a consensus target price of C$30.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.45%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus target price of C$78.45, indicating a potential upside of 12.51%. Given PrairieSky Royalty's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PrairieSky Royalty is more favorable than Tourmaline Oil.

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
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Summary

Tourmaline Oil beats PrairieSky Royalty on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.