Athabasca Oil (ATH) Competitors

Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media prefer OVV or ATH?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 5 more articles in the media than Athabasca Oil. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ovintiv and 1 mentions for Athabasca Oil. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Athabasca Oil's score of 0.37 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Athabasca Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer OVV or ATH?

Athabasca Oil has a consensus price target of C$6.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.70%. Given Athabasca Oil's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Athabasca Oil is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	6 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Athabasca Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, OVV or ATH?

Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Athabasca Oil has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OVV or ATH more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.34% compared to Athabasca Oil's net margin of 17.53%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Athabasca Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	20.34%	19.62%	8.59%
Athabasca Oil	17.53%	14.73%	9.71%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OVV or ATH?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Athabasca Oil. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Athabasca Oil, 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	C$6.82B	1.45	C$1.39B	C$10.91	4.99
Athabasca Oil	C$1.27B	2.29	C$221.88M	C$0.43	13.11

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OVV or ATH?

83.2% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of Athabasca Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Athabasca Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ovintiv beats Athabasca Oil on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.