Financial Review: Tourmaline Oil (TRMLF) versus Its Competitors
by Michael Walen · The Markets DailyTourmaline Oil (OTCMKTS:TRMLF – Get Free Report) is one of 1,051 public companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Tourmaline Oil to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.8% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% 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 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Tourmaline Oil and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tourmaline Oil | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.55 |
| Tourmaline Oil Competitors | 5849 | 26543 | 40103 | 2294 | 2.52 |
Tourmaline Oil currently has a consensus price target of $65.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.61%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 18.07%. Given Tourmaline Oil’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Tourmaline Oil and its competitors’ 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 | -470.73% | 6.99% | 6.05% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Tourmaline Oil and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tourmaline Oil | $4.72 billion | $187.99 million | 61.58 |
| Tourmaline Oil Competitors | $10.63 billion | $5.52 billion | 2.24 |
Tourmaline Oil’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Tourmaline Oil. Tourmaline Oil 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.
Dividends
Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of $1.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 -112.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Volatility and Risk
Tourmaline Oil has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil’s competitors have a beta of -3.81, suggesting that their average share price is 481% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Tourmaline Oil beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Tourmaline Oil
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.