Cenovus Energy (CVE) Competitors

APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, APA or CVE?

APA has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APA or CVE more profitable?

APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 5.18%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
APA	10.53%	20.98%	7.21%
Cenovus Energy	5.18%	9.06%	4.77%

Does the media prefer APA or CVE?

In the previous week, APA had 29 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for APA and 14 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat APA's score of 0.87 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
APA	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cenovus Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in APA or CVE?

83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is APA or CVE a better dividend stock?

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 57.4% 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. Cenovus Energy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate APA or CVE?

APA presently has a consensus price target of $23.56, suggesting a potential upside of 14.96%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 53.96%. Given Cenovus Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, APA or CVE?

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus 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
APA	$9.74B	0.75	$804M	$2.99	6.85
Cenovus Energy	$39.62B	0.69	$2.29B	$1.01	15.00

Summary

APA beats Cenovus Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.