JOY vs. BNE, IPO, GXE, PRQ, CNE, TXP, RBY, KEI, TNZ, and YGR
Should you be buying Journey Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Journey Energy include Bonterra Energy (BNE), InPlay Oil (IPO), Gear Energy (GXE), Petrus Resources (PRQ), Canacol Energy (CNE), Touchstone Exploration (TXP), Rubellite Energy (RBY), Kolibri Global Energy (KEI), Tenaz Energy (TNZ), and Yangarra Resources (YGR). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Bonterra Energy (TSE:BNE) and Journey Energy (TSE:JOY) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
Bonterra Energy received 265 more outperform votes than Journey Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.73% of users gave Bonterra Energy an outperform vote while only 56.30% of users gave Journey Energy an outperform vote.
Bonterra Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Journey Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Bonterra Energy pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Journey Energy pays out 125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Bonterra Energy has a beta of 2.85, indicating that its share price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Journey Energy has a beta of 3.53, indicating that its share price is 253% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bonterra Energy has a net margin of 16.44% compared to Bonterra Energy's net margin of 8.46%. Journey Energy's return on equity of 8.92% beat Bonterra Energy's return on equity.
Bonterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Journey Energy. Bonterra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Journey Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
4.2% of Bonterra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Journey Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of Bonterra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Journey Energy shares are owned 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.
In the previous week, Journey Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Bonterra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Journey Energy and 0 mentions for Bonterra Energy. Bonterra Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Journey Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Journey Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bonterra Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$8.92, indicating a potential upside of 56.98%. Journey Energy has a consensus target price of C$6.63, indicating a potential upside of 89.52%. Given Bonterra Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Journey Energy is more favorable than Bonterra Energy.
Summary
Bonterra Energy and Journey Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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