Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Competitors $31.23 -0.77 (-2.39%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.22 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 04:28 PM 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. Does the media prefer CNQ or FANG? In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 25 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 23 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 0.99 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Diamondback Energy 25 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, CNQ or FANG? Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CNQ or FANG more profitable? Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Canadian Natural Resources' net margin of 19.00%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.67% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian Natural Resources19.00% 19.67% 9.59% Diamondback Energy 27.25%9.48%5.63% 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$30.30B2.14$4.46B$2.8211.03Diamondback Energy$11.07B3.71$3.34B$14.0710.07 Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 5.5%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 60.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% 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. Do analysts prefer CNQ or FANG? Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 99.34%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus target price of $193.17, suggesting a potential upside of 36.30%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Diamondback Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.04 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. 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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$64.96B$9.84B$7.62B$21.13BDividend Yield5.40%3.43%10.75%3.50%P/E Ratio11.0310.0366.9429.04Price / Sales2.143.40554.7748.33Price / Cash6.475.3235.4118.29Price / Book2.181.034.075.28Net Income$4.46B$695.66M$4.27B$998.51M7 Day Performance-0.57%0.10%2.59%-0.76%1 Month Performance0.36%1.81%6.33%6.21%1 Year Performance-10.65%46.03%15.49%13.52% Canadian Natural Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.9596 of 5 stars$31.23-2.4%$62.00+98.5%-11.7%$65.25B$30.30B11.0810,640Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionFANGDiamondback Energy4.9083 of 5 stars$145.27+1.4%$193.33+33.1%-23.2%$42.05B$11.07B10.321,983Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCOPConocoPhillips4.9646 of 5 stars$98.10+1.4%$120.95+23.3%-13.0%$122.52B$56.95B13.1711,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCVECenovus Energy4.9307 of 5 stars$16.73+2.1%$23.33+39.5%-8.5%$30.09B$39.62B16.567,150News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeDVNDevon Energy4.8737 of 5 stars$35.77+1.7%$44.15+23.4%-18.7%$22.71B$15.94B8.022,300Positive NewsEOGEOG Resources4.4635 of 5 stars$121.45+0.3%$143.61+18.2%-2.2%$66.31B$22.71B11.803,150Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMURMurphy Oil4.7532 of 5 stars$24.36+1.2%$29.69+21.9%-30.7%$3.48B$3.03B12.62690Analyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.6876 of 5 stars$41.26+0.8%$53.07+28.6%-0.2%$10.61B$9.15B18.261,623News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionSUSuncor Energy4.5641 of 5 stars$40.36+0.9%$66.00+63.5%+1.9%$49.15B$53.64B12.4215,010Positive NewsShort Interest ↑VETVermilion Energy1.734 of 5 stars$7.60-0.1%N/A-24.7%$1.17B$1.45B-8.73720Positive NewsIMOImperial Oil3.0253 of 5 stars$87.85+0.5%$105.50+20.1%N/A$44.51B$37.61B13.545,100News CoveragePositive News 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 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredThis Coin Could Explode, and it’s Hiding in Plain Sight!The #1 coin with skyrocket potential right now... 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