ERF vs. WCP, PSK, SCR, POU, CPG, BTE, PEY, MEG, ATH, and NVA
Should you be buying Enerplus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enerplus include Whitecap Resources (WCP), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Paramount Resources (POU), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Baytex Energy (BTE), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), MEG Energy (MEG), Athabasca Oil (ATH), and NuVista Energy (NVA). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Enerplus (TSE:ERF) and Whitecap Resources (TSE:WCP) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Enerplus. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 1 mentions for Enerplus. Whitecap Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Enerplus' score of 0.59 indicating that Whitecap Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Whitecap Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Enerplus. Whitecap Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enerplus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Enerplus has a net margin of 26.04% compared to Whitecap Resources' net margin of 21.27%. Enerplus' return on equity of 32.27% beat Whitecap Resources' return on equity.
Enerplus has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Whitecap Resources has a beta of 2.77, indicating that its stock price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500.
64.0% of Enerplus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.9% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Enerplus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Enerplus pays an annual dividend of C$0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Enerplus pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Whitecap Resources pays out 59.3% 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.
Whitecap Resources received 185 more outperform votes than Enerplus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.85% of users gave Whitecap Resources an outperform vote while only 72.53% of users gave Enerplus an outperform vote.
Enerplus currently has a consensus price target of C$24.36, indicating a potential downside of 10.45%. Whitecap Resources has a consensus price target of C$13.56, indicating a potential upside of 29.41%. Given Whitecap Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than Enerplus.
Summary
Whitecap Resources beats Enerplus on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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