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$15.16 +0.11 (+0.70%)
Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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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

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

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.

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

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

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.

In the previous week, APA had 29 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for APA and 15 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)
15 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cenovus Energy
13 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
APA$9.74B0.75$804M$2.996.85
Cenovus Energy$39.62B0.69$2.29B$1.0115.00

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
APA10.53% 20.98% 7.21%
Cenovus Energy 5.18%9.06%4.77%

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CVE vs. The Competition

MetricCenovus EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$27.18B$29.98B$7.77B$21.04B
Dividend Yield3.87%4.36%10.96%3.56%
P/E Ratio15.0116.6074.3428.02
Price / Sales0.690.8624,036.8457.05
Price / Cash4.707.5935.9023.95
Price / Book1.292.514.125.26
Net Income$2.29B$2.57B$4.25B$994.11M
7 Day Performance1.85%-0.10%0.22%2.09%
1 Month Performance6.61%2.70%0.86%2.35%
1 Year Performance-23.81%-4.32%8.44%13.36%

Cenovus Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.7326 of 5 stars
$15.16
+0.7%
$23.33
+54.0%
-21.4%$27.18B$39.62B15.017,150Positive News
APA
APA
3.5099 of 5 stars
$19.92
-0.4%
$23.59
+18.4%
-29.2%$7.13B$9.74B6.662,305Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.9055 of 5 stars
$136.84
-3.7%
$191.59
+40.0%
-28.3%$39.61B$14.01B9.731,983Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.8864 of 5 stars
$1.99
-26.5%
$5.50
+177.1%
-42.7%$1.58B$3.07B6.23231Short Interest ↓
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.7847 of 5 stars
$29.92
-1.3%
$62.00
+107.2%
-17.7%$62.56B$43.85B10.6110,640Positive News
Dividend Increase
Short Interest ↑
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.9338 of 5 stars
$93.56
-0.4%
$120.84
+29.2%
-12.4%$118.27B$57.80B12.5611,800Trending News
DVN
Devon Energy
4.9443 of 5 stars
$32.87
-1.2%
$43.93
+33.6%
-23.9%$20.86B$15.94B7.372,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.9634 of 5 stars
$22.65
-2.6%
$29.46
+30.1%
-36.7%$3.23B$2.78B11.74690Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
OVV
Ovintiv
4.8214 of 5 stars
$38.95
-2.4%
$53.47
+37.3%
-6.2%$10.01B$9.15B17.241,623Positive News
Short Interest ↑
SU
Suncor Energy
4.8002 of 5 stars
$38.80
-1.1%
$66.00
+70.1%
-5.2%$47.25B$37.32B11.9415,010Positive News
VET
Vermilion Energy
1.3639 of 5 stars
$7.31
-2.7%
N/A-27.8%$1.13B$2.11B-8.40720

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