CNQ vs. ENB, SU, CVE, IMO, TRP, CCO, TOU, OVV, ARX, and MEG
Should you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Enbridge (ENB), Suncor Energy (SU), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Imperial Oil (IMO), TC Energy (TRP), Cameco (CCO), Tourmaline Oil (TOU), Ovintiv (OVV), ARC Resources (ARX), and MEG Energy (MEG). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Enbridge (TSE:ENB) and Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Enbridge had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Enbridge and 22 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Enbridge's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.51 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Enbridge received 1 more outperform votes than Canadian Natural Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.07% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.
Canadian Natural Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Enbridge. Canadian Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enbridge, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Enbridge has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Enbridge pays an annual dividend of C$3.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$3.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Enbridge pays out 128.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 22.89% compared to Canadian Natural Resources' net margin of 14.18%. Enbridge's return on equity of 21.11% beat Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity.
Enbridge presently has a consensus price target of C$52.94, indicating a potential upside of 8.12%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus price target of C$111.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.21%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Enbridge is more favorable than Canadian Natural Resources.
53.7% of Enbridge shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Enbridge shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Canadian Natural Resources beats Enbridge on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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