OVV vs. TOU, ARX, MEG, CPG, SCR, PSK, WCP, ERF, PPL, and CCO
Should you be buying Ovintiv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ovintiv include Tourmaline Oil (TOU), ARC Resources (ARX), MEG Energy (MEG), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enerplus (ERF), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), and Cameco (CCO). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Tourmaline Oil (TSE:TOU) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.
Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Tourmaline Oil. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tourmaline Oil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 8 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 2 mentions for Ovintiv. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.07 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Tourmaline Oil received 781 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.52% of users gave Tourmaline Oil an outperform vote while only 57.38% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote.
Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Tourmaline Oil pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 15.1% 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. Ovintiv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
55.2% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.9% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Tourmaline Oil has a net margin of 35.87% compared to Tourmaline Oil's net margin of 19.56%. Tourmaline Oil's return on equity of 23.09% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.
Tourmaline Oil currently has a consensus target price of C$77.38, suggesting a potential upside of 20.69%. Ovintiv has a consensus target price of C$49.00, suggesting a potential downside of 30.98%. Given Ovintiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than Ovintiv.
Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.67, indicating that its share price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Tourmaline Oil beats Ovintiv on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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