CNQ vs. FANG, BTE, COP, CVE, DVN, EOG, OVV, SU, VET, and IMO
Should you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Diamondback Energy (FANG), Baytex Energy (BTE), ConocoPhillips (COP), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), 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
Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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, 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Canadian Natural Resources presently has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 88.28%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus target price of $193.39, indicating a potential upside of 39.71%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.
Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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.
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.
In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 28 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 15 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.21 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Canadian Natural Resources and Diamondback Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CNQ) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
