PEY vs. OVV, CPG, MEG, SCR, PSK, ERF, WCP, POU, NVA, and ATH
Should you be buying Peyto Exploration & Development stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peyto Exploration & Development include Ovintiv (OVV), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Paramount Resources (POU), NuVista Energy (NVA), and Athabasca Oil (ATH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Peyto Exploration & Development vs. Its Competitors
Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, Ovintiv had 4 more articles in the media than Peyto Exploration & Development. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ovintiv and 3 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.25 indicating that Peyto Exploration & Development is being referred to more favorably in the media.
18.9% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Peyto Exploration & Development presently has a consensus target price of C$20.92, indicating a potential upside of 3.24%. Given Peyto Exploration & Development's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Peyto Exploration & Development is more favorable than Ovintiv.
Peyto Exploration & Development received 552 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.60% of users gave Peyto Exploration & Development an outperform vote while only 61.76% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote.
Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Ovintiv beats Peyto Exploration & Development on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:PEY) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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