Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FANG or SU?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FANG or SU?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 35 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 21 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.06 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	27 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Suncor Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FANG or SU?

Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Diamondback Energy. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Suncor 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	$14.01B	2.85	$3.34B	$14.07	9.80
Suncor Energy	$37.32B	1.27	$4.39B	$3.25	12.00

Which has more risk & volatility, FANG or SU?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FANG or SU a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 51.1% 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. Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Suncor Energy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is FANG or SU more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 11.35%. Suncor Energy's return on equity of 13.21% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	27.25%	9.48%	5.63%
Suncor Energy	11.35%	13.21%	6.59%

Do analysts rate FANG or SU?

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus price target of $193.33, indicating a potential upside of 40.18%. Suncor Energy has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 69.21%. Given Suncor Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Suncor Energy is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.04
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Suncor Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.