Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY) Competitors

Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is OVV or PEY more profitable?

Peyto Exploration & Development has a net margin of 32.08% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 20.34%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Peyto Exploration & Development's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	20.34%	19.62%	8.59%
Peyto Exploration & Development	32.08%	10.72%	6.40%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OVV or PEY?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Peyto Exploration & Development. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peyto Exploration & Development, 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	1.44	C$1.39B	C$10.91	4.96
Peyto Exploration & Development	C$915.70M	4.04	C$293.72M	C$1.48	12.57

Which has more risk & volatility, OVV or PEY?

Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OVV or PEY a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peyto Exploration & Development pays out 89.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer OVV or PEY?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 4 more articles in the media than Peyto Exploration & Development. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ovintiv and 2 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.65 indicating that Peyto Exploration & Development is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peyto Exploration & Development	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer OVV or PEY?

Peyto Exploration & Development has a consensus price target of C$20.92, suggesting a potential upside of 12.21%. Given Peyto Exploration & Development's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Peyto Exploration & Development 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)	6 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Peyto Exploration & Development	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OVV or PEY?

83.2% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ovintiv beats Peyto Exploration & Development on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.