Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) and Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SU or CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suncor Energy	C$50.73B	1.26	C$7.54B	C$5.82	8.67
Canadian Natural Resources	C$36.74B	2.62	C$7.67B	C$3.52	12.86

Is SU or CNQ a better dividend stock?

Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Suncor Energy pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 59.1% 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.

Does the media prefer SU or CNQ?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 12 mentions for Suncor Energy. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Suncor Energy's score of 0.21 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Suncor Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Canadian Natural Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SU or CNQ?

73.5% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.9% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, SU or CNQ?

Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SU or CNQ more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 20.88% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 14.87%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.65% beat Suncor Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suncor Energy	14.87%	17.68%	7.01%
Canadian Natural Resources	20.88%	19.65%	8.80%

Do analysts prefer SU or CNQ?

Suncor Energy currently has a consensus target price of C$61.25, indicating a potential upside of 21.36%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus target price of C$90.31, indicating a potential upside of 99.59%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Canadian Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SU or CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources received 13 more outperform votes than Suncor Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.02% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 59.01% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Suncor Energy	Outperform Votes 737 60.02%	Underperform Votes 491 39.98%
Canadian Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 750 59.01%	Underperform Votes 521 40.99%

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.