Western Energy Services (WRG) Competitors

Cathedral Energy Services (TSE:CET) and Western Energy Services (TSE:WRG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is CET or WRG a better dividend stock?

Cathedral Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share. Western Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Cathedral Energy Services pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Western Energy Services pays out -95.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Energy Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, CET or WRG?

Cathedral Energy Services has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Energy Services has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CET or WRG more profitable?

Cathedral Energy Services has a net margin of 3.71% compared to Western Energy Services' net margin of -3.45%. Cathedral Energy Services' return on equity of 12.31% beat Western Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cathedral Energy Services	3.71%	12.31%	8.07%
Western Energy Services	-3.45%	-2.40%	0.18%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CET or WRG?

Cathedral Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Western Energy Services. Western Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathedral Energy Services, 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
Cathedral Energy Services	C$577.31M	0.00	C$21.42M	C$0.08	N/A
Western Energy Services	C$216.27M	0.43	-C$7.47M	-C$0.21	-12.95

Does the media prefer CET or WRG?

In the previous week, Western Energy Services had 11 more articles in the media than Cathedral Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Western Energy Services and 0 mentions for Cathedral Energy Services. Western Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Cathedral Energy Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Western Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cathedral Energy Services	Neutral
Western Energy Services	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CET or WRG?

Cathedral Energy Services received 43 more outperform votes than Western Energy Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.76% of users gave Cathedral Energy Services an outperform vote while only 54.44% of users gave Western Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cathedral Energy Services	Outperform Votes 227 66.76%	Underperform Votes 113 33.24%
Western Energy Services	Outperform Votes 184 54.44%	Underperform Votes 154 45.56%

Do analysts prefer CET or WRG?

Cathedral Energy Services presently has a consensus target price of C$1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Western Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.29%. Given Western Energy Services' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Western Energy Services is more favorable than Cathedral Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cathedral Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Western Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CET or WRG?

14.1% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Western Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of Western Energy Services shares are owned 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.

Summary

Cathedral Energy Services beats Western Energy Services on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.