Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors

Cenovus Energy (TSE:CVE) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CVE or OVV?

54.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CVE or OVV?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 6 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ovintiv and 1 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.55 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cenovus Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ovintiv	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CVE or OVV?

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ovintiv. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus 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
Cenovus Energy	C$54.87B	0.64	C$3.69B	C$2.03	9.44
Ovintiv	C$6.82B	1.44	C$1.39B	C$10.91	4.96

Do analysts prefer CVE or OVV?

Cenovus Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$28.15, suggesting a potential upside of 46.92%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	6 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is CVE or OVV a better dividend stock?

Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Cenovus Energy pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% 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 CVE or OVV more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.34% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 6.72%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.67%	7.58%
Ovintiv	20.34%	19.62%	8.59%

Which has more risk & volatility, CVE or OVV?

Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ovintiv beats Cenovus Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.