Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

Do analysts rate OVV or WDS?

Ovintiv presently has a consensus price target of $54.47, suggesting a potential upside of 36.31%. Given Ovintiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ovintiv is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

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
Woodside Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OVV or WDS?

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ovintiv. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodside Energy Group, 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	$9.15B	1.13	$1.13B	$2.35	17.00
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18B	2.27	$3.57B	$0.82	19.24

Is OVV or WDS more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 6.84% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 14.89% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	6.84%	14.89%	7.85%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, OVV or WDS?

Ovintiv has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OVV or WDS a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Ovintiv pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodside Energy Group pays out 124.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ovintiv has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer OVV or WDS?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 9 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ovintiv and 4 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 1.12 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Woodside Energy Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OVV or WDS?

83.8% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ovintiv beats Woodside Energy Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.