PSI vs. CEU, TVK, EFX, TCW, NOA, CFW, TOT, KEL, PD, and EFR
Should you be buying Pason Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pason Systems include CES Energy Solutions (CEU), TerraVest Industries (TVK), Enerflex (EFX), Trican Well Service (TCW), North American Construction Group (NOA), Calfrac Well Services (CFW), Total Energy Services (TOT), Kelt Exploration (KEL), Precision Drilling (PD), and Energy Fuels (EFR). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Pason Systems (TSE:PSI) and CES Energy Solutions (TSE:CEU) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
CES Energy Solutions received 185 more outperform votes than Pason Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.46% of users gave CES Energy Solutions an outperform vote while only 52.69% of users gave Pason Systems an outperform vote.
CES Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Pason Systems. CES Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pason Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pason Systems has a net margin of 26.41% compared to CES Energy Solutions' net margin of 7.15%. Pason Systems' return on equity of 24.51% beat CES Energy Solutions' return on equity.
In the previous week, CES Energy Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Pason Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for CES Energy Solutions and 1 mentions for Pason Systems. CES Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Pason Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that CES Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
45.8% of Pason Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of CES Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Pason Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of CES Energy Solutions shares are held by company 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.
Pason Systems has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CES Energy Solutions has a beta of 2.46, indicating that its share price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Pason Systems presently has a consensus target price of C$18.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.13%. CES Energy Solutions has a consensus target price of C$6.70, indicating a potential upside of 18.37%. Given CES Energy Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CES Energy Solutions is more favorable than Pason Systems.
Pason Systems pays an annual dividend of C$0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. CES Energy Solutions pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Pason Systems pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CES Energy Solutions pays out 19.7% 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.
Summary
CES Energy Solutions beats Pason Systems on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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