Topaz Energy (TPZ) Competitors

Topaz Energy (TSE:TPZ) and AltaGas (TSE:ALA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do analysts rate TPZ or ALA?

Topaz Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$31.25, indicating a potential upside of 31.30%. AltaGas has a consensus target price of C$39.11, indicating a potential downside of 2.22%. Given Topaz Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Topaz Energy is more favorable than AltaGas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Topaz Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
AltaGas	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is TPZ or ALA a better dividend stock?

Topaz Energy pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. AltaGas pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Topaz Energy pays out 309.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AltaGas pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TPZ or ALA?

19.5% of Topaz Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of AltaGas shares are held by institutional investors. 35.7% of Topaz Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AltaGas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TPZ or ALA more profitable?

Topaz Energy has a net margin of 20.54% compared to AltaGas' net margin of 4.04%. AltaGas' return on equity of 6.36% beat Topaz Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Topaz Energy	20.54%	5.15%	3.99%
AltaGas	4.04%	6.36%	2.69%

Does the media refer more to TPZ or ALA?

In the previous week, Topaz Energy and Topaz Energy both had 2 articles in the media. AltaGas' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Topaz Energy's score of 0.20 indicating that AltaGas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TPZ or ALA?

AltaGas has higher revenue and earnings than Topaz Energy. AltaGas 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$316.80M	11.50	C$65.08M	C$0.43	55.88
AltaGas	C$12.70B	0.94	C$513.15M	C$1.73	23.18

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TPZ or ALA?

AltaGas received 499 more outperform votes than Topaz Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.12% of users gave AltaGas an outperform vote while only 58.20% of users gave Topaz Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Topaz Energy	Outperform Votes 71 58.20%	Underperform Votes 51 41.80%
AltaGas	Outperform Votes 570 63.12%	Underperform Votes 333 36.88%

Which has more volatility and risk, TPZ or ALA?

Topaz Energy has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AltaGas has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AltaGas beats Topaz Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.