Contrasting Cooper Energy (OTC:COPJF) & ARC Resources (OTCMKTS:AETUF)

Cooper Energy (OTC:COPJF) and ARC Resources (OTCMKTS:AETUF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cooper Energy and ARC Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cooper Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARC Resources	$4.19 billion	2.37	$1.18 billion	$1.48	11.21

ARC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Cooper Energy.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.8% of Cooper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of ARC Resources shares are owned by 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 Cooper Energy and ARC Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cooper Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
ARC Resources	22.19%	15.68%	9.46%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Cooper Energy and ARC Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cooper Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
ARC Resources	0	0	1	1	3.50

ARC Resources has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.69%. Given ARC Resources’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ARC Resources is more favorable than Cooper Energy.

Summary

ARC Resources beats Cooper Energy on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cooper Energy

Cooper Energy Limited, an upstream gas and oil exploration and production company, engages in securing, finding, developing, producing, and selling of hydrocarbons in Australia. The company produces offshore gas liquids from the Sole gas field in the Gippsland Basin, Victoria; and Casino, Henry, Netherby gas fields in the Otway Basin, Victoria, as well as onshore oil production and exploration in the Cooper Basin, South Australia. It also operates Manta and Gummy gas and liquids fields in the Gippsland Basin. Cooper Energy Limited was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Adelaide, Australia.

About ARC Resources

ARC Resources Ltd. engages in the acquiring and developing crude oil, natural gas, condensate, and natural gas liquids in Canada. It primarily holds interests in the Montney basin located in Alberta and northeast British Columbia. ARC Resources Ltd. was founded in 1996 and is based in Calgary, Canada.