Total Energy Services (TOT) Competitors

Morguard (TSE:MRC) and Total Energy Services (TSE:TOT) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to MRC or TOT?

In the previous week, Morguard had 1 more articles in the media than Total Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Morguard and 4 mentions for Total Energy Services. Total Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Morguard's score of 1.12 indicating that Total Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Morguard	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Total Energy Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MRC or TOT?

3.4% of Morguard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Total Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 73.0% of Morguard shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Total Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MRC or TOT more profitable?

Morguard has a net margin of 17.07% compared to Total Energy Services' net margin of 4.90%. Total Energy Services' return on equity of 7.83% beat Morguard's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morguard	17.07%	3.72%	2.96%
Total Energy Services	4.90%	7.83%	5.48%

Do analysts recommend MRC or TOT?

Total Energy Services has a consensus price target of C$17.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.83%. Given Total Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Total Energy Services is more favorable than Morguard.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Morguard	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Total Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MRC or TOT?

Total Energy Services received 119 more outperform votes than Morguard when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.12% of users gave Morguard an outperform vote while only 56.28% of users gave Total Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Morguard	Outperform Votes 150 69.12%	Underperform Votes 67 30.88%
Total Energy Services	Outperform Votes 269 56.28%	Underperform Votes 209 43.72%

Is MRC or TOT a better dividend stock?

Morguard pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Total Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Morguard pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Total Energy Services pays out 34.3% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, MRC or TOT?

Morguard has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Total Energy Services has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRC or TOT?

Morguard has higher revenue and earnings than Total Energy Services. Morguard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Total Energy Services, 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
Morguard	C$1.19B	1.09	C$203.35M	C$18.83	6.36
Total Energy Services	C$863.79M	0.48	C$42.34M	C$1.05	10.07

Summary

Total Energy Services beats Morguard on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.