Valeura Energy (VLE) Competitors

Valeura Energy (TSE:VLE) and Freehold Royalties (TSE:FRU) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Do analysts rate VLE or FRU?

Valeura Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 107.53%. Freehold Royalties has a consensus price target of C$17.35, suggesting a potential upside of 21.41%. Given Valeura Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Valeura Energy is more favorable than Freehold Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valeura Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Freehold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, VLE or FRU?

Valeura Energy has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freehold Royalties has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to VLE or FRU?

In the previous week, Freehold Royalties had 4 more articles in the media than Valeura Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Freehold Royalties and 1 mentions for Valeura Energy. Valeura Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Freehold Royalties' score of 0.72 indicating that Valeura Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valeura Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Freehold Royalties	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VLE or FRU?

Freehold Royalties received 412 more outperform votes than Valeura Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.11% of users gave Valeura Energy an outperform vote while only 66.47% of users gave Freehold Royalties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valeura Energy	Outperform Votes 153 67.11%	Underperform Votes 75 32.89%
Freehold Royalties	Outperform Votes 565 66.47%	Underperform Votes 285 33.53%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VLE or FRU?

14.5% of Valeura Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of Freehold Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.3% of Valeura Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Freehold Royalties shares are owned 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VLE or FRU?

Freehold Royalties has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Valeura Energy. Valeura Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freehold Royalties, 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
Valeura Energy	C$564.59M	0.98	C$48.01M	C$0.49	10.57
Freehold Royalties	C$323.04M	6.67	C$149.91M	C$1.00	14.29

Is VLE or FRU more profitable?

Freehold Royalties has a net margin of 46.41% compared to Valeura Energy's net margin of 8.50%. Valeura Energy's return on equity of 17.48% beat Freehold Royalties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valeura Energy	8.50%	17.48%	12.90%
Freehold Royalties	46.41%	16.17%	10.42%

Summary

Freehold Royalties beats Valeura Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.