Advantage Energy (AAVVF) versus Its Competitors Financial Contrast

Advantage Energy (OTCMKTS:AAVVF) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Advantage Energy to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Advantage Energy and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advantage Energy	17.86%	8.14%	4.37%
Advantage Energy Competitors	-469.71%	19.37%	6.42%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Advantage Energy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Energy	0	5	2	1	2.50
Advantage Energy Competitors	5976	26971	40825	2413	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.71%. Given Advantage Energy’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Advantage Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.8% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Advantage Energy has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advantage Energy’s rivals have a beta of -3.76, meaning that their average stock price is 476% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Advantage Energy and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advantage Energy	$500.25 million	$37.97 million	12.42
Advantage Energy Competitors	$273.05 billion	$5.52 billion	-0.41

Advantage Energy’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Advantage Energy. Advantage Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Advantage Energy rivals beat Advantage Energy on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Advantage Energy Company Profile

Advantage Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploitation, development, and production natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) in the Province of Alberta, Canada. Its assets are located approximately 4 to 80 km northwest of the city of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The company was formerly known as Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. and changed its name to Advantage Energy Ltd. in May 2021. Advantage Energy Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.