ENB vs. CNQ, PPL, GEI, TPZ, KML, TWM, TOU, OVV, WCP, and ERF
Should you be buying Enbridge stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enbridge include Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), Gibson Energy (GEI), Topaz Energy (TPZ), Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML.TO) (KML), Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure (TWM), Tourmaline Oil (TOU), Ovintiv (OVV), Whitecap Resources (WCP), and Enerplus (ERF). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Enbridge vs.
Enbridge (TSE:ENB) and Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.
Canadian Natural Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Enbridge. Canadian Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enbridge, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Enbridge had 6 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Enbridge and 6 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Enbridge's score of -0.02 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
54.3% of Enbridge shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Enbridge shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Enbridge has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Enbridge received 11 more outperform votes than Canadian Natural Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.61% of users gave Enbridge an outperform vote while only 60.31% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.
Enbridge pays an annual dividend of C$3.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Enbridge pays out 300.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 42.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Enbridge presently has a consensus price target of C$57.36, indicating a potential upside of 16.97%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus price target of C$91.79, indicating a potential upside of 20.53%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Enbridge.
Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 23.94% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 5.55%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 25.00% beat Enbridge's return on equity.
Summary
Canadian Natural Resources beats Enbridge on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ENB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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