Western Energy Services (WRG) Competitors

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

Is WRG or CET a better dividend stock?

Western Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Cathedral Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share. Western Energy Services pays out -95.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is WRG or CET 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
Western Energy Services	-3.45%	-2.40%	0.18%
Cathedral Energy Services	3.71%	12.31%	8.07%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WRG or CET?

49.7% of Western Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. 32.7% of Western Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Cathedral Energy Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WRG or CET?

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 54.76% of users gave Western Energy Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Western Energy Services	Outperform Votes 184 54.76%	Underperform Votes 152 45.24%
Cathedral Energy Services	Outperform Votes 227 66.76%	Underperform Votes 113 33.24%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WRG or CET?

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
Western Energy Services	C$216.27M	0.40	-C$7.47M	-C$0.21	-12.29
Cathedral Energy Services	C$577.31M	0.00	C$21.42M	C$0.08	N/A

Does the media favor WRG or CET?

In the previous week, Western Energy Services had 2 more articles in the media than Cathedral Energy Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 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 media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Energy Services	Positive
Cathedral Energy Services	Neutral

Do analysts rate WRG or CET?

Western Energy Services currently has a consensus target price of C$2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.59%. Cathedral Energy Services has a consensus target price of C$1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Western Energy Services' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Western Energy Services is more favorable than Cathedral Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cathedral Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, WRG or CET?

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

Summary

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