WCP vs. ARX, OVV, CPG, PSK, MEG, SCR, ERF, PEY, ATH, and POU
Should you be buying Whitecap Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Whitecap Resources include ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Enerplus (ERF), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), and Paramount Resources (POU). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Whitecap Resources vs.
ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) and Whitecap Resources (TSE:WCP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.
39.0% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Whitecap Resources received 393 more outperform votes than ARC Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.64% of users gave Whitecap Resources an outperform vote while only 65.04% of users gave ARC Resources an outperform vote.
ARC Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$32.29, indicating a potential upside of 24.58%. Whitecap Resources has a consensus target price of C$13.52, indicating a potential upside of 60.22%. Given Whitecap Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than ARC Resources.
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.
ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. 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.
ARC Resources has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitecap Resources has a beta of 2.67, suggesting that its share price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 18 more articles in the media than ARC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 6 mentions for ARC Resources. ARC Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Whitecap Resources' score of 0.51 indicating that ARC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
ARC Resources beats Whitecap Resources on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:WCP) was last updated on 3/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
