IPCO vs. PXT, VET, NVA, FRU, ATH, HWX, PEY, AAV, BIR, and KEL
Should you be buying International Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Petroleum include Parex Resources (PXT), Vermilion Energy (VET), NuVista Energy (NVA), Freehold Royalties (FRU), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Headwater Exploration (HWX), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Advantage Energy (AAV), Birchcliff Energy (BIR), and Kelt Exploration (KEL). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Parex Resources (TSE:PXT) and International Petroleum (TSE:IPCO) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.
Parex Resources has higher revenue and earnings than International Petroleum. Parex Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Parex Resources received 324 more outperform votes than International Petroleum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.77% of users gave Parex Resources an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave International Petroleum an outperform vote.
Parex Resources has a net margin of 35.11% compared to Parex Resources' net margin of 19.26%. International Petroleum's return on equity of 22.25% beat Parex Resources' return on equity.
Parex Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$30.20, indicating a potential upside of 30.06%. International Petroleum has a consensus price target of C$18.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.72%. Given International Petroleum's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Parex Resources is more favorable than International Petroleum.
Parex Resources has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Petroleum has a beta of 2.5, meaning that its share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, International Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Parex Resources'average media sentiment score.
52.9% of Parex Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of International Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Parex Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.4% of International Petroleum shares are owned by 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.
Summary
Parex Resources beats International Petroleum on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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