Whitecap Resources (WCP) Competitors

ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) and Whitecap Resources (TSE:WCP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is ARX or WCP a better dividend stock?

ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Whitecap Resources pays out 49.3% 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 & risk, ARX or WCP?

ARC Resources has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitecap Resources has a beta of 2.67, indicating that its stock price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARX or WCP?

ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Whitecap Resources. Whitecap Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARC Resources, 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
ARC Resources	C$5.31B	2.96	C$1.11B	C$1.90	14.10
Whitecap Resources	C$3.55B	1.60	C$860.11M	C$1.48	6.56

Do analysts rate ARX or WCP?

ARC Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$33.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.35%. Whitecap Resources has a consensus price target of C$13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.61%. Given Whitecap Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than ARC Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARC Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11
Whitecap Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Does the media prefer ARX or WCP?

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 5 more articles in the media than ARC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 1 mentions for ARC Resources. ARC Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Whitecap Resources' score of 0.69 indicating that ARC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARC Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Whitecap Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARX or WCP more profitable?

Whitecap Resources has a net margin of 24.23% compared to ARC Resources' net margin of 20.95%. Whitecap Resources' return on equity of 15.86% beat ARC Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARC Resources	20.95%	14.60%	7.88%
Whitecap Resources	24.23%	15.86%	6.86%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ARX or WCP?

39.0% of ARC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ARC Resources beats Whitecap Resources on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.