QEC vs. OBE, VLE, TNZ, LGN, SNM, CEI, FEC, LOU, PNE, and SEI
Should you be buying Questerre Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Questerre Energy include Obsidian Energy (OBE), Valeura Energy (VLE), Tenaz Energy (TNZ), Logan Energy (LGN), ShaMaran Petroleum (SNM), Coelacanth Energy (CEI), Frontera Energy (FEC), Lucero Energy (LOU), Pine Cliff Energy (PNE), and Sintana Energy (SEI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Questerre Energy vs. Its Competitors
Obsidian Energy (TSE:OBE) and Questerre Energy (TSE:QEC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
In the previous week, Questerre Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Obsidian Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Questerre Energy and 2 mentions for Obsidian Energy. Questerre Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Obsidian Energy's score of 0.82 indicating that Questerre Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
27.4% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Questerre Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Questerre Energy 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.
Obsidian Energy has a net margin of 16.27% compared to Questerre Energy's net margin of -73.31%. Obsidian Energy's return on equity of 6.99% beat Questerre Energy's return on equity.
Obsidian Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Questerre Energy. Questerre Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Obsidian Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Obsidian Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$10.67, indicating a potential upside of 26.68%. Given Obsidian Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Obsidian Energy is more favorable than Questerre Energy.
Obsidian Energy has a beta of 2.3, meaning that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Questerre Energy has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Obsidian Energy beats Questerre Energy on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:QEC) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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