Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors

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OVV vs. IMO, CVE, ARX, HSE, and VRN

Should you buy Ovintiv stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ovintiv with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ovintiv include Imperial Oil (IMO), Cenovus Energy (CVE), ARC Resources (ARX), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), and Veren (VRN). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

How does Ovintiv compare to Imperial Oil?

Imperial Oil (TSE:IMO) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Imperial Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Ovintiv. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Imperial Oil, 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
Imperial Oil	C$45.40B	1.96	C$4.85B	C$5.90	31.16
Ovintiv	C$9.06B	2.54	C$1.39B	C$3.04	26.96

Imperial Oil has a beta of 0.650884, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 0.581365, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Ovintiv has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Imperial Oil's net margin of 6.27%. Imperial Oil's return on equity of 13.43% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Imperial Oil	6.27%	13.43%	9.78%
Ovintiv	8.59%	7.13%	8.59%

In the previous week, Imperial Oil and Imperial Oil both had 3 articles in the media. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Imperial Oil's score of -0.31 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Imperial Oil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ovintiv	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Imperial Oil pays an annual dividend of C$3.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Imperial Oil pays out 51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 39.5% 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.

Imperial Oil presently has a consensus target price of C$137.00, indicating a potential downside of 25.48%. Given Imperial Oil's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Imperial Oil is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Imperial Oil	6 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10

19.4% of Imperial Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.3% of Imperial Oil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Imperial Oil beats Ovintiv on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ovintiv compare to Cenovus Energy?

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

Ovintiv has a beta of 0.581365, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 0.230344, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market.

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ovintiv pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 31.9% 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. Cenovus Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of C$39.79, suggesting a potential downside of 5.11%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ovintiv. Cenovus Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, 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$9.06B	2.54	C$1.39B	C$3.04	26.96
Cenovus Energy	C$51.89B	1.51	C$3.69B	C$2.51	16.71

Cenovus Energy has a net margin of 9.52% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 8.59%. Cenovus Energy's return on equity of 15.23% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	8.59%	7.13%	8.59%
Cenovus Energy	9.52%	15.23%	7.58%

In the previous week, Cenovus Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cenovus Energy and 3 mentions for Ovintiv. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Cenovus Energy's score of -0.29 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cenovus Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

62.4% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned 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.

Summary

Cenovus Energy beats Ovintiv on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ovintiv compare to ARC Resources?

Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and ARC Resources (TSE:ARX) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

ARC Resources has a consensus target price of C$29.98, suggesting a potential downside of 4.52%. Given ARC Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ARC Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
ARC Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Ovintiv has a beta of 0.581365, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ARC Resources has a beta of -0.265168, indicating that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the broader market.

62.4% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of ARC Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ovintiv pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ARC Resources pays out 31.6% 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. ARC Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than ARC Resources. ARC Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, 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$9.06B	2.54	C$1.39B	C$3.04	26.96
ARC Resources	C$6.93B	2.58	C$1.11B	C$2.53	12.41

ARC Resources has a net margin of 22.18% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 8.59%. ARC Resources' return on equity of 17.43% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	8.59%	7.13%	8.59%
ARC Resources	22.18%	17.43%	7.88%

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 2 more articles in the media than ARC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ovintiv and 1 mentions for ARC Resources. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat ARC Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ARC Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Ovintiv beats ARC Resources on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ovintiv compare to Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)?

Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (TSE:HSE) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Given Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Ovintiv has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 7.13% beat Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	8.59%	7.13%	8.59%
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Ovintiv pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays out -2.4% 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.

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 3 more articles in the media than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ovintiv and 0 mentions for Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	Neutral
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Neutral

Ovintiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, 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$9.06B	2.54	C$1.39B	C$3.04	26.96
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	C$14.69B	0.00	-C$11.47B	-C$11.41	N/A

62.4% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ovintiv beats Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ovintiv compare to Veren?

Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Veren (TSE:VRN) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

62.4% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Veren. Veren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, 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$9.06B	2.54	C$1.39B	C$3.04	26.96
Veren	C$3.83B	0.00	C$1.07B	C$1.76	N/A

Ovintiv has a net margin of 8.59% compared to Veren's net margin of 6.19%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 7.13% beat Veren's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	8.59%	7.13%	8.59%
Veren	6.19%	4.01%	N/A

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 3 more articles in the media than Veren. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ovintiv and 0 mentions for Veren. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Veren's score of 0.00 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	Neutral
Veren	Neutral

Given Veren's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Veren is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Veren	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Ovintiv beats Veren on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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OVV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Ovintiv	Oil & Gas E&P Industry	Energy Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$23.04B	C$2.17B	C$10.77B	C$11.94B
Dividend Yield	1.99%	7.55%	10.19%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	26.96	33.01	21.42	37.44
Price / Sales	2.54	3,600.61	1,054.68	11.35
Price / Cash	921.25	85.54	38.00	82.29
Price / Book	1.91	3.61	4.59	4.39
Net Income	C$1.39B	C$82.07M	C$4.25B	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	3.51%	0.52%	1.09%	-1.29%
1 Month Performance	12.47%	5.95%	5.31%	-0.48%
1 Year Performance	59.38%	61.15%	54.58%	52.53%

Ovintiv Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
OVV Ovintiv	1.7849 of 5 stars	C$81.97 -2.1%	N/A	+60.4%	C$23.04B	C$9.06B	26.96	1,740	Positive News Gap Down
IMO Imperial Oil	1.7382 of 5 stars	C$180.35 -1.2%	C$137.00 -24.0%	+86.9%	C$87.22B	C$45.40B	30.57	5,300
CVE Cenovus Energy	3.3803 of 5 stars	C$40.72 -0.9%	C$39.64 -2.6%	+127.8%	C$75.94B	C$51.89B	16.22	6,000	Analyst Forecast
ARX ARC Resources	1.8573 of 5 stars	C$30.83 -0.3%	C$29.98 -2.8%	+9.3%	C$17.43B	C$6.93B	12.19	438
HSE Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$6.79B	C$14.69B	N/A	4,802

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OVV vs. IMO, CVE, ARX, HSE, and VRN

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