Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Competitors $31.62 +0.22 (+0.71%) Closing price 07/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.66 +0.04 (+0.11%) As of 07:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CNQ vs. FANG, COP, CVE, DVN, EOG, MUR, OVV, SU, VET, and IMOShould you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Diamondback Energy (FANG), ConocoPhillips (COP), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), Suncor Energy (SU), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Imperial Oil (IMO). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Canadian Natural Resources vs. Its Competitors Diamondback Energy ConocoPhillips Cenovus Energy Devon Energy EOG Resources Murphy Oil Ovintiv Suncor Energy Vermilion Energy Imperial Oil Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation. Is CNQ or FANG more profitable? Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 30.84% compared to Canadian Natural Resources' net margin of 16.92%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 20.90% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian Natural Resources16.92% 20.90% 10.37% Diamondback Energy 30.84%11.22%6.53% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CNQ or FANG? 74.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CNQ or FANG a better dividend stock? Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 67.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy pays out 24.5% 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. Canadian Natural Resources has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years and Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Canadian Natural Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CNQ or FANG? Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CNQ or FANG? In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 16 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 9 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.16 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian Natural Resources 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Diamondback Energy 15 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CNQ or FANG? Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 99.22%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $191.59, suggesting a potential upside of 31.86%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian Natural Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Diamondback Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CNQ or FANG? Canadian Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Diamondback Energy. Diamondback 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCanadian Natural Resources$30.30B2.18$4.46B$2.5512.40Diamondback Energy$11.07B3.84$3.34B$16.358.89 SummaryCanadian Natural Resources and Diamondback Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Canadian Natural Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CNQ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian Natural ResourcesOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$65.65B$9.98B$7.78B$21.15BDividend Yield5.45%3.83%10.92%3.58%P/E Ratio12.4017.3065.8127.76Price / Sales2.183.6439,247.6058.40Price / Cash6.425.3336.2023.00Price / Book2.311.014.054.67Net Income$4.46B$695.66M$4.25B$993.85M7 Day Performance2.64%1.28%1.47%1.48%1 Month Performance0.78%0.13%4.39%5.79%1 Year Performance-8.15%40.17%14.02%11.41% Canadian Natural Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.7925 of 5 stars$31.62+0.7%$63.00+99.2%-8.1%$65.65B$30.30B12.4010,640Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFANGDiamondback Energy4.8952 of 5 stars$141.96-1.6%$193.35+36.2%-26.9%$41.48B$12.84B8.681,983Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOPConocoPhillips4.9691 of 5 stars$94.22-1.5%$122.15+29.6%-13.9%$119.11B$56.95B11.9711,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCVECenovus Energy4.8309 of 5 stars$14.42-1.7%$23.00+59.6%-26.0%$26.08B$39.62B13.477,150News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDVNDevon Energy4.7088 of 5 stars$33.22-2.2%$43.79+31.8%-26.9%$21.33B$15.94B7.572,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEOGEOG Resources4.4474 of 5 stars$122.76-0.2%$139.00+13.2%-4.7%$67.00B$23.70B11.393,150Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.7894 of 5 stars$25.95-1.8%$29.46+13.5%-33.8%$3.70B$2.90B9.98690Positive NewsOVVOvintiv4.6695 of 5 stars$41.65-0.7%$54.47+30.8%-12.3%$10.82B$9.15B17.721,623Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionSUSuncor Energy4.822 of 5 stars$39.86-0.6%$67.00+68.1%+4.4%$48.73B$37.32B11.4915,010Positive NewsOptions VolumeVETVermilion Energy2.1411 of 5 stars$7.85-0.2%N/A-18.4%$1.21B$2.11B-49.08720Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsIMOImperial Oil3.5032 of 5 stars$83.16+0.8%$106.33+27.9%N/A$42.33B$37.61B12.435,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Diamondback Energy Alternatives ConocoPhillips Alternatives Cenovus Energy Alternatives Devon Energy Alternatives EOG Resources Alternatives Murphy Oil Alternatives Ovintiv Alternatives Suncor Energy Alternatives Vermilion Energy Alternatives Imperial Oil Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNQ) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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