SFD vs. BRY, MCB, BNG, PMT, PPR, E, HWO, PSD, SHLE, and STEP
Should you be buying NXT Energy Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NXT Energy Solutions include Bri-Chem (BRY), McCoy Global (MCB), Bengal Energy (BNG), Perpetual Energy (PMT), Prairie Provident Resources (PPR), Enterprise Group (E), High Arctic Energy Services (HWO), Pulse Seismic (PSD), Source Energy Services (SHLE), and STEP Energy Services (STEP). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Bri-Chem (TSE:BRY) and NXT Energy Solutions (TSE:SFD) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Bri-Chem has higher revenue and earnings than NXT Energy Solutions. NXT Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bri-Chem, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bri-Chem received 22 more outperform votes than NXT Energy Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.38% of users gave NXT Energy Solutions an outperform vote while only 63.06% of users gave Bri-Chem an outperform vote.
In the previous week, NXT Energy Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Bri-Chem. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for NXT Energy Solutions and 0 mentions for Bri-Chem. NXT Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Bri-Chem's score of -1.00 indicating that Bri-Chem is being referred to more favorably in the media.
28.8% of NXT Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of Bri-Chem shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.7% of NXT Energy Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Bri-Chem has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXT Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bri-Chem has a net margin of 0.86% compared to Bri-Chem's net margin of -254.05%. NXT Energy Solutions' return on equity of 4.05% beat Bri-Chem's return on equity.
Summary
Bri-Chem beats NXT Energy Solutions on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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