CNQ vs. SU, IMO, CVE, ARX, OVV, HSE, VRN, POU, SSL, and COP
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), Paramount Resources (POU), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), and Coro Mining (COP). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Canadian Natural Resources vs. Its Competitors
Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) and Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 34.4% 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.
In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 2 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.52 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Natural Resources. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$54.42, indicating a potential upside of 26.52%. Suncor Energy has a consensus price target of C$62.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.11%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.
Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:CNQ) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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