CNQ vs. SU, IMO, CVE, ARX, OVV, HSE, VRN, SSL, POU, and IPCO
Should you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Suncor Energy (SU), Imperial Oil (IMO), Cenovus Energy (CVE), ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Veren (VRN), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Paramount Resources (POU), and International Petroleum (IPCO). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Canadian Natural Resources vs. Its Competitors
Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) and Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
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.
Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Suncor Energy pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 57.4% 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.
48.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Suncor Energy has a beta of 0.825177, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 0.97245, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Suncor Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$63.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.33%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus target price of C$54.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.26%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.
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.
In the previous week, Suncor Energy had 17 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Suncor Energy and 3 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Suncor Energy's score of 0.42 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:CNQ) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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