Analyzing Tourmaline Oil (TRMLF) and Its Peers

Tourmaline Oil (OTCMKTS:TRMLF) 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 Tourmaline Oil to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Tourmaline Oil and its rivals’ 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	-470.71%	6.89%	6.08%

Risk & Volatility

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 rivals have a beta of -3.81, suggesting that their average share price is 481% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 8.7% and pay out -114.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Tourmaline Oil and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tourmaline Oil	0	6	4	1	2.55
Tourmaline Oil Competitors	5853	26560	40153	2304	2.52

Tourmaline Oil currently has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.83%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 17.36%. Given Tourmaline Oil’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.8% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tourmaline Oil and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tourmaline Oil	$4.72 billion	$187.99 million	63.65
Tourmaline Oil Competitors	$10.64 billion	$5.52 billion	2.33

Tourmaline Oil’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Tourmaline Oil. Tourmaline Oil 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

Tourmaline Oil beats its rivals 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.