Reviewing Advantage Energy (AAVVF) & Its Peers

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

Volatility & Risk

Advantage Energy has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advantage Energy’s competitors have a beta of -3.69, indicating that their average stock price is 469% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Advantage Energy and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advantage Energy	$500.25 million	$37.97 million	13.92
Advantage Energy Competitors	$10.81 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.31

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.8% of Advantage Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Advantage Energy and its competitors’ 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	-470.89%	19.08%	6.33%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Advantage Energy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advantage Energy	0	5	2	1	2.50
Advantage Energy Competitors	5967	26950	40780	2408	2.52

As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 22.56%. Given Advantage Energy’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Advantage Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Advantage Energy competitors 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.