Cenovus Energy (CVE) Competitors

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

Is CVE or CHRD more profitable?

Cenovus Energy has a net margin of 5.18% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Cenovus Energy's return on equity of 9.06% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenovus Energy	5.18%	9.06%	4.77%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CVE or CHRD?

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Chord Energy. Cenovus Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord 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
Cenovus Energy	$39.62B	0.78	$2.29B	$1.01	17.13
Chord Energy	$5.25B	0.98	$848.63M	$3.93	22.93

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CVE or CHRD?

51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CVE or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Cenovus Energy pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cenovus Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer CVE or CHRD?

Cenovus Energy presently has a consensus target price of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.84%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $141.54, indicating a potential upside of 57.06%. Given Chord Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Cenovus Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Chord Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Does the media refer more to CVE or CHRD?

In the previous week, Cenovus Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Cenovus Energy and 12 mentions for Chord Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.92 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cenovus Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CVE or CHRD?

Cenovus Energy has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cenovus Energy and Chord Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.