Parex Resources (PXT) Competitors

Parex Resources (TSE:PXT) and Enerplus (TSE:ERF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate PXT or ERF?

Parex Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$21.86, indicating a potential upside of 46.29%. Enerplus has a consensus target price of C$24.57, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Parex Resources' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Parex Resources is more favorable than Enerplus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Parex Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Enerplus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, PXT or ERF?

Parex Resources has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerplus has a beta of 2.64, suggesting that its share price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PXT or ERF?

Enerplus received 407 more outperform votes than Parex Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.53% of users gave Enerplus an outperform vote while only 65.73% of users gave Parex Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Parex Resources	Outperform Votes 422 65.73%	Underperform Votes 220 34.27%
Enerplus	Outperform Votes 829 72.53%	Underperform Votes 314 27.47%

Which has better valuation and earnings, PXT or ERF?

Enerplus has higher revenue and earnings than Parex Resources. Enerplus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Parex Resources, 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
Parex Resources	C$1.21B	1.25	C$317.46M	C$4.19	3.57
Enerplus	C$1.48B	0.00	C$384.73M	C$2.44	N/A

Is PXT or ERF more profitable?

Parex Resources has a net margin of 26.15% compared to Enerplus' net margin of 26.04%. Enerplus' return on equity of 32.27% beat Parex Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Parex Resources	26.15%	17.02%	15.28%
Enerplus	26.04%	32.27%	15.25%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PXT or ERF?

56.9% of Parex Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of Enerplus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Parex Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Enerplus 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.

Does the media prefer PXT or ERF?

In the previous week, Parex Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Enerplus. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Parex Resources and 0 mentions for Enerplus. Parex Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Enerplus' score of 0.00 indicating that Parex Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Parex Resources	Positive
Enerplus	Neutral

Is PXT or ERF a better dividend stock?

Parex Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Enerplus pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share. Parex Resources pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enerplus pays out 14.8% 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.

Summary

Enerplus beats Parex Resources on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.