Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors

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

Is OVV or APA a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Ovintiv pays out 51.1% 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. Ovintiv has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, OVV or APA?

Ovintiv has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OVV or APA more profitable?

APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 6.84%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	6.84%	14.89%	7.85%
APA	9.75%	23.22%	7.63%

Do analysts recommend OVV or APA?

Ovintiv currently has a consensus price target of $53.81, suggesting a potential upside of 37.01%. APA has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.40%. Given Ovintiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ovintiv is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to OVV or APA?

In the previous week, APA had 8 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for APA and 13 mentions for Ovintiv. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat APA's score of 0.41 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
APA	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OVV or APA?

Ovintiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, 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
Ovintiv	$9.18B	1.11	$1.13B	$2.35	16.71
APA	$10.42B	0.65	$804M	$2.78	6.74

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OVV or APA?

83.8% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ovintiv beats APA on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.