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CVE vs. APA, FANG, BTE, CNQ, COP, DVN, MUR, OVV, SU, and VET

Should you be buying Cenovus Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cenovus Energy include APA (APA), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Baytex Energy (BTE), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ConocoPhillips (COP), Devon Energy (DVN), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), Suncor Energy (SU), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Cenovus Energy vs. Its Competitors

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

Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Cenovus Energy pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 36.0% 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cenovus Energy$39.62B0.66$2.29B$1.0713.53
APA$9.74B0.71$804M$2.786.87

APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 5.22%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cenovus Energy5.22% 9.56% 5.04%
APA 9.75%23.22%7.63%

Cenovus Energy presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.89%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.04%. Given Cenovus Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than APA.

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

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

In the previous week, APA had 7 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for APA and 9 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat APA's score of 0.81 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
APA
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cenovus Energy has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CVE vs. The Competition

MetricCenovus EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$25.97B$30.07B$7.81B$21.12B
Dividend Yield4.05%4.43%10.93%3.60%
P/E Ratio13.5315.6763.1527.40
Price / Sales0.660.8639,888.9960.38
Price / Cash4.497.4936.3422.92
Price / Book1.232.344.004.69
Net Income$2.29B$2.57B$4.26B$995.51M
7 Day Performance2.88%1.25%1.33%1.64%
1 Month Performance6.12%4.55%4.09%5.92%
1 Year Performance-26.75%-5.32%14.12%11.50%

Cenovus Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.8141 of 5 stars
$14.48
+0.7%
$23.00
+58.9%
-26.0%$25.97B$39.62B13.537,150News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
APA
APA
2.7518 of 5 stars
$18.60
-1.2%
$23.44
+26.0%
-36.3%$6.73B$9.74B6.692,305Ex-Dividend
Analyst Forecast
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.9007 of 5 stars
$139.84
-1.1%
$191.55
+37.0%
-26.9%$40.86B$11.07B8.551,983Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.3085 of 5 stars
$1.94
-28.3%
$5.50
+184.2%
-40.7%$1.51B$3.07B7.02231News Coverage
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.7945 of 5 stars
$30.57
-0.8%
$63.00
+106.1%
-8.1%$63.90B$30.30B11.9910,640Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.9706 of 5 stars
$91.03
-0.7%
$120.94
+32.9%
-13.9%$115.08B$56.95B11.5711,800Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
DVN
Devon Energy
4.8035 of 5 stars
$32.35
-1.5%
$43.67
+35.0%
-26.9%$20.77B$15.94B7.372,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.787 of 5 stars
$24.29
-0.8%
$29.46
+21.3%
-33.8%$3.47B$3.03B9.34690Positive News
OVV
Ovintiv
4.6447 of 5 stars
$38.89
-2.9%
$53.81
+38.4%
-12.3%$10.10B$9.15B16.551,623Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
SU
Suncor Energy
4.8194 of 5 stars
$38.74
-0.3%
$66.00
+70.4%
+4.4%$47.36B$37.32B11.1615,010Positive News
Options Volume
VET
Vermilion Energy
2.9889 of 5 stars
$7.77
-1.4%
N/A-18.4%$1.20B$2.11B-48.56720Positive News
Upcoming Earnings

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