ARX vs. SU, IMO, CVE, OVV, HSE, VRN, POU, SSL, COP, and BTE
Should you be buying ARC Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARC Resources include Suncor Energy (SU), Imperial Oil (IMO), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Ovintiv (OVV), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Veren (VRN), Paramount Resources (POU), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Coro Mining (COP), and Baytex Energy (BTE). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
ARC Resources vs. Its Competitors
ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) and Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.
ARC Resources has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than ARC Resources. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARC Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. ARC Resources pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 34.4% 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. Suncor Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
ARC Resources has a net margin of 20.95% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 15.15%. Suncor Energy's return on equity of 18.10% beat ARC Resources' return on equity.
39.0% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
ARC Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$33.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.17%. Suncor Energy has a consensus price target of C$62.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.05%. Given Suncor Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Suncor Energy is more favorable than ARC Resources.
In the previous week, ARC Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ARC Resources and 5 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat ARC Resources' score of 0.80 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Suncor Energy beats ARC Resources on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:ARX) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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