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.
Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
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.
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.
Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. 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.
Peyto Exploration & Development received 549 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.82% of users gave Peyto Exploration & Development an outperform vote while only 61.76% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote.
83.2% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development 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.
In the previous week, Peyto Exploration & Development had 15 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development and 1 mentions for Ovintiv. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Peyto Exploration & Development's score of -0.18 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Peyto Exploration & Development has a consensus target price of C$19.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.25%. Given Peyto Exploration & Development's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Peyto Exploration & Development is more favorable than Ovintiv.
Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Ovintiv beats Peyto Exploration & Development on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PEY) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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