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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CNQ or SU?

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CNQ or SU?

Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$54.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.21%. Suncor Energy has a consensus target price of C$62.58, suggesting a potential upside of 21.64%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is CNQ or SU a better dividend stock?

Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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.

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%

Does the media prefer CNQ or SU?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources and Canadian Natural Resources both had 6 articles in the media. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.42 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Suncor Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CNQ or SU?

Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNQ or SU?

Canadian Natural Resources received 17 more outperform votes than Suncor Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.29% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 58.50% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 764 58.50%	Underperform Votes 542 41.50%
Suncor Energy	Outperform Votes 747 59.29%	Underperform Votes 513 40.71%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CNQ or SU?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Natural Resources	C$35.38B	2.61	C$7.52B	C$3.60	12.22
Suncor Energy	C$52.29B	1.23	C$7.92B	C$6.33	8.12

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.