Tourmaline Oil (TRMLF) and Its Peers Critical Comparison

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tourmaline Oil and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tourmaline Oil	$4.72 billion	$187.99 million	62.28
Tourmaline Oil Competitors	$11.33 billion	$5.52 billion	2.19

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.8% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Tourmaline Oil pays out 201.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.8% and pay out -114.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Tourmaline Oil and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tourmaline Oil	0	6	4	1	2.55
Tourmaline Oil Competitors	5851	26553	40139	2302	2.52

Tourmaline Oil currently has a consensus price target of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.94%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 18.87%. Given Tourmaline Oil’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than its peers.

Risk and Volatility

Tourmaline Oil has a beta of -0.24, indicating that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil’s peers have a beta of -3.81, indicating that their average share price is 481% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Tourmaline Oil and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tourmaline Oil	6.05%	9.05%	6.25%
Tourmaline Oil Competitors	-470.72%	6.89%	6.07%

Summary

Tourmaline Oil beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Tourmaline Oil Company Profile

Tourmaline Oil Corp. explores for and develops oil and natural gas properties in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The company holds interests in properties located in the Alberta Deep Basin, Northeast British Columbia Montney, and the Peace River High Triassic oil complex. Tourmaline Oil Corp. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.