CPG vs. SCR, PSK, MEG, WCP, ERF, POU, BTE, PEY, ATH, and VET
Should you be buying Crescent Point Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crescent Point Energy include Strathcona Resources (SCR), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), MEG Energy (MEG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Athabasca Oil (ATH), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) and Crescent Point Energy (TSE:CPG) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Crescent Point Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Strathcona Resources. Strathcona Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crescent Point Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Crescent Point Energy received 821 more outperform votes than Strathcona Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.52% of users gave Crescent Point Energy an outperform vote while only 65.03% of users gave Strathcona Resources an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Crescent Point Energy had 21 more articles in the media than Strathcona Resources. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Crescent Point Energy and 3 mentions for Strathcona Resources. Crescent Point Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Strathcona Resources' score of 0.64 indicating that Strathcona Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
92.0% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Strathcona Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Crescent Point Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Crescent Point Energy has a net margin of 17.88% compared to Crescent Point Energy's net margin of 13.63%. Crescent Point Energy's return on equity of 12.32% beat Strathcona Resources' return on equity.
Strathcona Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$34.57, indicating a potential upside of 4.57%. Crescent Point Energy has a consensus price target of C$14.55, indicating a potential upside of 17.53%. Given Strathcona Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Point Energy is more favorable than Strathcona Resources.
Summary
Crescent Point Energy beats Strathcona Resources on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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