Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Competitors

Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) and Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CNQ or SU?

Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources 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
Canadian Natural Resources	C$43.85B	2.00	C$7.52B	C$3.94	10.68
Suncor Energy	C$53.64B	1.25	C$7.92B	C$4.54	12.20

Which has more risk & volatility, CNQ or SU?

Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 0.97245, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 0.825177, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNQ or SU a better dividend stock?

Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 49.7% 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.

Does the media refer more to CNQ or SU?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources and Canadian Natural Resources both had 2 articles in the media. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 1.17 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Natural Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Suncor Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNQ or SU?

61.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CNQ or SU?

Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$54.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.17%. Suncor Energy has a consensus price target of C$63.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.72%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CNQ or SU more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 21.25% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 15.15%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.14% beat Suncor Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Natural Resources	21.25%	19.14%	8.80%
Suncor Energy	15.15%	18.10%	7.01%

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.