Cenovus Energy (CVE) Competitors

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FANG or CVE?

Diamondback Energy received 699 more outperform votes than Cenovus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.06% of users gave Diamondback Energy an outperform vote while only 60.30% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diamondback Energy	Outperform Votes 1334 78.06%	Underperform Votes 375 21.94%
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 635 60.30%	Underperform Votes 418 39.70%

Does the media refer more to FANG or CVE?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 20 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 6 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Cenovus Energy's score of 0.85 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cenovus Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FANG or CVE a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Diamondback Energy pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 25.9% 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. Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Cenovus Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer FANG or CVE?

Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus price target of $195.95, suggesting a potential downside of 3.36%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of $26.67, suggesting a potential upside of 28.70%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, FANG or CVE?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FANG or CVE?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FANG or CVE more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 37.36% compared to Diamondback Energy's net margin of 7.88%. Cenovus Energy's return on equity of 19.56% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	37.36%	19.56%	11.63%
Cenovus Energy	7.88%	14.85%	7.61%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FANG or CVE?

Diamondback Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cenovus Energy. Diamondback Energy 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
Diamondback Energy	$8.41B	4.30	$3.14B	$17.34	11.69
Cenovus Energy	$38.67B	1.02	$3.04B	$1.58	13.35

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Cenovus Energy on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.