Athabasca Oil (ATH) Competitors

Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media prefer ATH or OVV?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 1 more articles in the media than Athabasca Oil. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ovintiv and 3 mentions for Athabasca Oil. Athabasca Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ovintiv'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Athabasca Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ovintiv	1 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 ATH or OVV?

Athabasca Oil presently has a consensus price target of C$6.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.90%. Given Athabasca Oil's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Athabasca Oil is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Athabasca Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is ATH or OVV 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
Athabasca Oil	17.53%	14.73%	9.71%
Ovintiv	20.34%	19.62%	8.59%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATH or OVV?

Athabasca Oil received 360 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.76% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 55.76% of users gave Athabasca Oil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Athabasca Oil	Outperform Votes 402 55.76%	Underperform Votes 319 44.24%
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 42 61.76%	Underperform Votes 26 38.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, ATH or OVV?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ATH or OVV?

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
Athabasca Oil	C$1.27B	2.32	C$221.88M	C$0.43	13.32
Ovintiv	C$6.82B	1.48	C$1.39B	C$10.91	5.09

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

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

Summary

Ovintiv beats Athabasca Oil on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.