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$42.76 +0.64 (+1.52%)
Closing price 09/2/2025
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OVV vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, DVN, EOG, MGY, MTDR, MUR, PR, and SM

Should you be buying Ovintiv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ovintiv include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Permian Resources (PR), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Ovintiv vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, APA had 5 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for APA and 28 mentions for Ovintiv. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat APA's score of 0.74 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
APA
19 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ovintiv
18 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

APA has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 6.46%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
APA10.53% 20.98% 7.21%
Ovintiv 6.46%14.24%7.52%

APA currently has a consensus price target of $23.72, indicating a potential downside of 0.49%. Ovintiv has a consensus price target of $53.07, indicating a potential upside of 24.10%. Given Ovintiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ovintiv is more favorable than APA.

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

Ovintiv has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
APA$9.74B0.88$804M$2.997.97
Ovintiv$9.15B1.20$1.13B$2.2618.92

83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 53.1% 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.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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OVV vs. The Competition

MetricOvintivOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.83B$9.96B$7.84B$21.39B
Dividend Yield2.85%3.43%10.75%3.49%
P/E Ratio18.9210.2067.2329.00
Price / Sales1.203.42557.2149.12
Price / Cash2.855.3235.4118.29
Price / Book1.061.054.095.30
Net Income$1.13B$695.66M$4.27B$997.87M
7 Day Performance4.46%2.49%3.68%-0.01%
1 Month Performance8.45%3.33%7.02%6.50%
1 Year Performance-0.16%43.01%13.95%11.34%

Ovintiv Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OVV
Ovintiv
4.3252 of 5 stars
$42.76
+1.5%
$53.07
+24.1%
-1.6%$10.83B$9.15B18.921,623Positive News
Analyst Revision
APA
APA
2.3925 of 5 stars
$22.36
+3.3%
$23.94
+7.1%
-18.5%$8.00B$10.06B7.482,305Analyst Revision
CHRD
Chord Energy
3.9678 of 5 stars
$107.04
+1.0%
$148.92
+39.1%
-26.0%$6.13B$5.25B27.24530Analyst Revision
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.8543 of 5 stars
$145.27
+1.4%
$193.33
+33.1%
-23.8%$42.05B$11.07B10.321,983Trending News
Analyst Revision
DVN
Devon Energy
4.629 of 5 stars
$35.77
+1.7%
$44.15
+23.4%
-19.3%$22.71B$15.94B8.022,300Positive News
EOG
EOG Resources
4.4663 of 5 stars
$121.45
+0.3%
$143.61
+18.2%
-3.1%$66.31B$22.71B11.803,150Positive News
Analyst Revision
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
2.4705 of 5 stars
$24.36
+0.4%
$26.67
+9.5%
-2.6%$4.65B$1.33B12.75210Analyst Revision
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.2868 of 5 stars
$49.38
+2.1%
$67.60
+36.9%
-11.2%$6.15B$3.50B7.23290Positive News
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.7665 of 5 stars
$24.36
+1.2%
$29.69
+21.9%
-33.1%$3.48B$3.03B12.62690Analyst Revision
PR
Permian Resources
4.5465 of 5 stars
$14.16
+2.9%
$18.53
+30.9%
+0.5%$11.33B$5.00B9.19220Analyst Forecast
SM
SM Energy
4.2229 of 5 stars
$28.39
+2.2%
$42.50
+49.7%
-37.3%$3.26B$3.10B4.01540Analyst Revision

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