Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate OVV or PEY?

Peyto Exploration & Development has a consensus target price of C$20.92, indicating a potential upside of 13.80%. 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)	5 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

Does the media favor OVV or PEY?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 21 more articles in the media than Peyto Exploration & Development. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Ovintiv and 4 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.67 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Peyto Exploration & Development	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OVV or PEY?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Peyto Exploration & Development. Peyto Exploration & Development 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$9.21B	1.58	C$1.39B	C$2.27	24.93
Peyto Exploration & Development	C$1.01B	3.65	C$293.72M	C$1.65	11.14

Is OVV or PEY a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Ovintiv pays out 52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peyto Exploration & Development pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, OVV or PEY?

Ovintiv has a beta of 1.008529, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 0.195271, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OVV or PEY?

58.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ovintiv beats Peyto Exploration & Development on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.