CVE vs. SU, IMO, CONA, TUSK, ENB, CNQ, TRP, CCO, PPL, and TOU
Should you be buying Cenovus Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cenovus Energy include Suncor Energy (SU), Imperial Oil (IMO), Cona Resources (CONA), Mammoth Energy Services (TUSK), Enbridge (ENB), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), TC Energy (TRP), Cameco (CCO), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), and Tourmaline Oil (TOU).
Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) and Cenovus Energy (TSE:CVE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and community ranking.
In the previous week, Cenovus Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cenovus Energy and 1 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Cenovus Energy's score of 0.97 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Suncor Energy has a net margin of 15.85% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 8.72%. Cenovus Energy's return on equity of 18.64% beat Suncor Energy's return on equity.
Suncor Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cenovus Energy. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Suncor Energy pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
72.9% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Suncor Energy received 37 more outperform votes than Cenovus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.20% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 58.90% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.
Suncor Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$61.61, suggesting a potential upside of 17.32%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of C$33.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.52%. Given Suncor Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Suncor Energy.
Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.77, indicating that its stock price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Cenovus Energy beats Suncor Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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