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OVV vs. TOU, WCP, ARX, SCR, and PSK

Should you buy Ovintiv stock or one of its competitors? Ovintiv's main competitors and comparable companies include Tourmaline Oil (TOU), Whitecap Resources (WCP), ARC Resources (ARX), Strathcona Resources (SCR), and PrairieSky Royalty (PSK). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.

How does Ovintiv compare to Tourmaline Oil?

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

Tourmaline Oil currently has a consensus target price of C$70.36, suggesting a potential upside of 11.18%. Ovintiv has a consensus target price of C$75.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.46%. Given Tourmaline Oil's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tourmaline Oil is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tourmaline Oil
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Ovintiv
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

Tourmaline Oil has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ovintiv. 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Tourmaline OilC$6.33B3.88C$1.65BC$0.9268.79
OvintivC$9.76B2.58C$1.39BC$3.5825.38

Tourmaline Oil has a beta of -0.285631, indicating that its stock price is 129% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 0.359913, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 3 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 1 mentions for Ovintiv. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Tourmaline Oil Neutral
Ovintiv Neutral

Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Tourmaline Oil pays out 217.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ovintiv pays out 33.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

54.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ovintiv has a net margin of 9.51% compared to Tourmaline Oil's net margin of 6.50%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 8.29% beat Tourmaline Oil's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tourmaline Oil6.50% 2.37% 6.26%
Ovintiv 9.51%8.29%8.59%

Summary

Ovintiv beats Tourmaline Oil on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ovintiv compare to Whitecap Resources?

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

In the previous week, Whitecap Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Whitecap Resources and 1 mentions for Ovintiv. Whitecap Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that Whitecap Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv Neutral
Whitecap Resources Positive

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Whitecap Resources. Whitecap Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
OvintivC$9.76B2.58C$1.39BC$3.5825.38
Whitecap ResourcesC$8.23B2.68C$860.11MC$1.1216.18

Ovintiv has a beta of 0.359913, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Whitecap Resources has a beta of 0.162216, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the broader market.

Whitecap Resources has a net margin of 19.66% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 9.51%. Whitecap Resources' return on equity of 12.87% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ovintiv9.51% 8.29% 8.59%
Whitecap Resources 19.66%12.87%6.86%

Ovintiv presently has a consensus price target of C$75.00, indicating a potential downside of 17.46%. Whitecap Resources has a consensus price target of C$18.55, indicating a potential upside of 2.35%. Given Whitecap Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ovintiv
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
Whitecap Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.23

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ovintiv pays out 33.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Whitecap Resources pays out 65.1% 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.

77.4% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ovintiv beats Whitecap Resources 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. ARC Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ovintiv pays out 33.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ARC Resources pays out 33.2% 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.

ARC Resources has a net margin of 19.29% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 9.51%. ARC Resources' return on equity of 16.64% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ovintiv9.51% 8.29% 8.59%
ARC Resources 19.29%16.64%7.88%

77.4% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of ARC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ARC Resources shares are held by 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.

Ovintiv has a beta of 0.359913, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ARC Resources has a beta of -0.374833, suggesting that its stock price is 137% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
OvintivC$9.76B2.58C$1.39BC$3.5825.38
ARC ResourcesC$7.81B2.44C$1.11BC$2.4713.63

In the previous week, ARC Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ARC Resources and 1 mentions for Ovintiv. ARC Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that ARC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv Neutral
ARC Resources Neutral

Ovintiv currently has a consensus target price of C$75.00, indicating a potential downside of 17.46%. ARC Resources has a consensus target price of C$30.35, indicating a potential downside of 9.87%. Given ARC Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
ARC Resources
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.31

Summary

Ovintiv beats ARC Resources on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ovintiv compare to Strathcona Resources?

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

Strathcona Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.05%. Ovintiv has a consensus price target of C$75.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.46%. Given Strathcona Resources' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Strathcona Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Strathcona Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Ovintiv
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

7.6% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned 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.

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Strathcona Resources. Strathcona Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Strathcona ResourcesC$4.72B1.95C$370.36MC$3.9410.91
OvintivC$9.76B2.58C$1.39BC$3.5825.38

Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Strathcona Resources pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 33.5% 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. Strathcona Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Strathcona Resources and Strathcona Resources both had 1 articles in the media. Strathcona Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that Strathcona Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Strathcona Resources Positive
Ovintiv Neutral

Strathcona Resources has a beta of 2.614012, indicating that its share price is 161% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 0.359913, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Strathcona Resources has a net margin of 19.41% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 9.51%. Strathcona Resources' return on equity of 17.02% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Strathcona Resources19.41% 17.02% 6.81%
Ovintiv 9.51%8.29%8.59%

Summary

Strathcona Resources beats Ovintiv on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ovintiv compare to PrairieSky Royalty?

Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Ovintiv presently has a consensus target price of C$75.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.46%. PrairieSky Royalty has a consensus target price of C$34.42, suggesting a potential downside of 5.16%. Given PrairieSky Royalty's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PrairieSky Royalty is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ovintiv
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
7 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
PrairieSky Royalty
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

In the previous week, Ovintiv and Ovintiv both had 1 articles in the media. PrairieSky Royalty's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that PrairieSky Royalty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv Neutral
PrairieSky Royalty Neutral

77.4% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of PrairieSky Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of PrairieSky Royalty 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.

Ovintiv has a beta of 0.359913, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PrairieSky Royalty has a beta of 0.734948, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than PrairieSky Royalty. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PrairieSky Royalty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
OvintivC$9.76B2.58C$1.39BC$3.5825.38
PrairieSky RoyaltyC$538.30M15.67C$214.83MC$1.0434.89

PrairieSky Royalty has a net margin of 44.86% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 9.51%. PrairieSky Royalty's return on equity of 9.48% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ovintiv9.51% 8.29% 8.59%
PrairieSky Royalty 44.86%9.48%5.99%

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. PrairieSky Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ovintiv pays out 33.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PrairieSky Royalty pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

PrairieSky Royalty beats Ovintiv on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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OVV vs. The Competition

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MetricOvintivOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$25.13BC$11.51BC$10.07BC$12.52B
Dividend Yield1.86%11.21%11.47%6.24%
P/E Ratio25.3818.8222.0439.47
Price / Sales2.58594.75486.959.82
Price / Cash921.2539.8936.2382.29
Price / Book2.213.333.124.71
Net IncomeC$1.39BC$5.27BC$4.33BC$299.09M
7 Day Performance0.58%1.47%1.37%-1.21%
1 Month Performance3.85%7.06%6.54%4.89%
1 Year Performance59.38%37.10%38.64%28.63%

Ovintiv Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OVV
Ovintiv
1.5316 of 5 stars		C$90.86
-1.9%		C$75.00
-17.5%		+57.1%C$25.13BC$9.76B25.381,740
TOU
Tourmaline Oil
2.2187 of 5 stars		C$62.25
+1.0%		C$70.36
+13.0%		+8.7%C$24.19BC$6.33B67.66389
WCP
Whitecap Resources
3.0213 of 5 stars		C$17.77
+1.5%		C$18.55
+4.4%		+74.5%C$21.61BC$8.23B15.87542
ARX
ARC Resources
1.8087 of 5 stars		C$33.43
-0.4%		C$30.35
-9.2%		+27.3%C$18.92BC$7.81B13.53438
SCR
Strathcona Resources
1.5298 of 5 stars		C$42.16
+0.4%		C$43.00
+2.0%		+12.8%C$9.03BC$4.72B10.70193

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