Topaz Energy (TPZ) Competitors

Topaz Energy (TSE:TPZ) and Keyera (TSE:KEY) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, TPZ or KEY?

Topaz Energy has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keyera has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TPZ or KEY?

Keyera received 473 more outperform votes than Topaz Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.32% of users gave Topaz Energy an outperform vote while only 55.86% of users gave Keyera an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Topaz Energy	Outperform Votes 70 59.32%	Underperform Votes 48 40.68%
Keyera	Outperform Votes 543 55.86%	Underperform Votes 429 44.14%

Does the media favor TPZ or KEY?

In the previous week, Keyera had 3 more articles in the media than Topaz Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Keyera and 4 mentions for Topaz Energy. Topaz Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Keyera's score of 0.23 indicating that Topaz Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Topaz Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keyera	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TPZ or KEY a better dividend stock?

Topaz Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Keyera pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Topaz Energy pays out 356.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Keyera pays out 139.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer TPZ or KEY?

Topaz Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$31.38, suggesting a potential upside of 21.14%. Keyera has a consensus price target of C$43.62, suggesting a potential upside of 1.88%. Given Topaz Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Topaz Energy is more favorable than Keyera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Topaz Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Keyera	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TPZ or KEY?

19.5% of Topaz Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Keyera shares are held by institutional investors. 35.7% of Topaz Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Keyera shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TPZ or KEY more profitable?

Topaz Energy has a net margin of 16.70% compared to Keyera's net margin of 4.86%. Keyera's return on equity of 12.02% beat Topaz Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Topaz Energy	16.70%	4.39%	3.99%
Keyera	4.86%	12.02%	6.15%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TPZ or KEY?

Keyera has higher revenue and earnings than Topaz Energy. Keyera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Topaz Energy, 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
Topaz Energy	C$325.17M	11.54	C$54.30M	C$0.37	70.00
Keyera	C$7B	1.40	C$340.40M	C$1.49	28.73

Summary

Keyera beats Topaz Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.