Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors

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

Is OVV or CVE 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
Ovintiv	20.34%	19.62%	8.59%
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.67%	7.58%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OVV or CVE?

Cenovus Energy received 668 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.76% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 58.68% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 42 61.76%	Underperform Votes 26 38.24%
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 710 58.68%	Underperform Votes 500 41.32%

Does the media refer more to OVV or CVE?

In the previous week, Cenovus Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cenovus Energy and 0 mentions for Ovintiv. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	Neutral
Cenovus Energy	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OVV or CVE?

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

Is OVV or CVE a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 35.5% 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OVV or CVE?

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
Ovintiv	C$6.82B	1.33	C$1.39B	C$10.91	4.57
Cenovus Energy	C$54.87B	0.61	C$3.69B	C$2.03	9.07

Do analysts prefer OVV or CVE?

Cenovus Energy has a consensus target price of C$28.15, suggesting a potential upside of 52.99%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Which has more volatility & risk, OVV or CVE?

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

Summary

Ovintiv and Cenovus Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.