Parex Resources (PXT) Competitors

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

Is WCP or PXT a better dividend stock?

Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Parex Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Whitecap Resources pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parex Resources pays out 36.8% 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. Parex Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, WCP or PXT?

Whitecap Resources has a beta of 2.67, indicating that its share price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parex Resources has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend WCP or PXT?

Whitecap Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$13.61, indicating a potential upside of 36.55%. Parex Resources has a consensus price target of C$21.44, indicating a potential upside of 46.63%. Given Parex Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Parex Resources is more favorable than Whitecap Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Whitecap Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Parex Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WCP or PXT?

23.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.9% of Parex Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Parex Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer WCP or PXT?

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Parex Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 3 mentions for Parex Resources. Parex Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Whitecap Resources' score of 0.54 indicating that Parex Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Whitecap Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Parex Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WCP or PXT more profitable?

Parex Resources has a net margin of 26.15% compared to Whitecap Resources' net margin of 22.43%. Parex Resources' return on equity of 17.02% beat Whitecap Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Whitecap Resources	22.43%	13.89%	6.86%
Parex Resources	26.15%	17.02%	15.28%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WCP or PXT?

Whitecap Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Parex Resources. Parex Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whitecap 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
Whitecap Resources	C$3.37B	1.77	C$755.30M	C$1.25	7.98
Parex Resources	C$1.21B	1.22	C$317.46M	C$4.19	3.49

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WCP or PXT?

Whitecap Resources received 595 more outperform votes than Parex Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.59% of users gave Whitecap Resources an outperform vote while only 65.63% of users gave Parex Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Whitecap Resources	Outperform Votes 1017 78.59%	Underperform Votes 277 21.41%
Parex Resources	Outperform Votes 422 65.63%	Underperform Votes 221 34.37%

Summary

Whitecap Resources and Parex Resources tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.