TerraVest Industries (TVK) Competitors

CES Energy Solutions (TSE:CEU) and TerraVest Industries (TSE:TVK) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, CEU or TVK?

CES Energy Solutions has a beta of 0.965755, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TerraVest Industries has a beta of 0.614377, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CEU or TVK?

CES Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than TerraVest Industries. CES Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TerraVest Industries, 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
CES Energy Solutions	C$2.42B	0.75	C$190.31M	C$0.80	10.34
TerraVest Industries	C$1.18B	2.65	C$66.99M	C$3.89	37.15

Is CEU or TVK more profitable?

CES Energy Solutions has a net margin of 8.62% compared to TerraVest Industries' net margin of 6.97%. CES Energy Solutions' return on equity of 27.61% beat TerraVest Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CES Energy Solutions	8.62%	27.61%	11.21%
TerraVest Industries	6.97%	20.85%	10.06%

Do analysts rate CEU or TVK?

CES Energy Solutions currently has a consensus target price of C$10.54, suggesting a potential upside of 27.40%. TerraVest Industries has a consensus target price of C$181.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.24%. Given CES Energy Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CES Energy Solutions is more favorable than TerraVest Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CES Energy Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
TerraVest Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CEU or TVK?

47.8% of CES Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of TerraVest Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of CES Energy Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of TerraVest Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CEU or TVK?

In the previous week, CES Energy Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than TerraVest Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CES Energy Solutions and 0 mentions for TerraVest Industries. CES Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat TerraVest Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that CES Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CES Energy Solutions	Positive
TerraVest Industries	Neutral

Is CEU or TVK a better dividend stock?

CES Energy Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. TerraVest Industries pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. CES Energy Solutions pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TerraVest Industries pays out 17.4% 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.

Summary

CES Energy Solutions beats TerraVest Industries on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.