ATH vs. OVV, SCR, MEG, CPG, WCP, PSK, ERF, PEY, POU, and NVA
Should you be buying Athabasca Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Athabasca Oil include Ovintiv (OVV), Strathcona Resources (SCR), MEG Energy (MEG), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), Paramount Resources (POU), and NuVista Energy (NVA). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Athabasca Oil vs. Its Competitors
Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
57.6% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of Athabasca Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Athabasca Oil 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.
Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Athabasca Oil. Athabasca Oil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ovintiv has a beta of 0.970287, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Athabasca Oil has a beta of 1.144599, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Ovintiv had 20 more articles in the media than Athabasca Oil. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ovintiv and 2 mentions for Athabasca Oil. Athabasca Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.32 indicating that Athabasca Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Athabasca Oil has a consensus price target of C$6.10, suggesting a potential downside of 1.29%. Given Athabasca Oil's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Athabasca Oil is more favorable than Ovintiv.
Summary
Ovintiv beats Athabasca Oil on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:ATH) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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