Coterra Energy (CTRA) Competitors

Suncor Energy (NYSE:SU) and Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SU or CTRA?

Suncor Energy received 963 more outperform votes than Coterra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.23% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 44.67% of users gave Coterra Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Suncor Energy	Outperform Votes 1030 72.23%	Underperform Votes 396 27.77%
Coterra Energy	Outperform Votes 67 44.67%	Underperform Votes 83 55.33%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SU or CTRA?

67.4% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SU or CTRA more profitable?

Coterra Energy has a net margin of 23.18% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 14.40%. Suncor Energy's return on equity of 16.22% beat Coterra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suncor Energy	14.40%	16.22%	7.98%
Coterra Energy	23.18%	10.48%	6.62%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SU or CTRA?

Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Coterra Energy. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coterra Energy, 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	$37.59B	1.34	$6.14B	$4.49	8.86
Coterra Energy	$5.66B	3.26	$1.63B	$1.73	14.31

Do analysts rate SU or CTRA?

Suncor Energy presently has a consensus target price of $55.83, indicating a potential upside of 40.25%. Coterra Energy has a consensus target price of $32.24, indicating a potential upside of 29.82%. Given Suncor Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Suncor Energy is more favorable than Coterra Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Coterra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Which has more risk & volatility, SU or CTRA?

Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SU or CTRA?

In the previous week, Coterra Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Coterra Energy and 8 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Coterra Energy's score of 0.51 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Suncor Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coterra Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SU or CTRA a better dividend stock?

Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Coterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Suncor Energy pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coterra Energy pays out 48.6% 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. Suncor Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Suncor Energy beats Coterra Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.