SU vs. CNQ, IMO, CVE, ARX, OVV, HSE, VRN, SSL, POU, and IPCO
Should you be buying Suncor Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Suncor Energy include Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Imperial Oil (IMO), Cenovus Energy (CVE), ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Veren (VRN), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Paramount Resources (POU), and International Petroleum (IPCO). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Suncor Energy vs. Its Competitors
Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) and Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 21.25% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 15.15%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.14% beat Suncor Energy's return on equity.
60.7% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Suncor Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Suncor Energy and 2 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Suncor Energy's score of 0.56 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Suncor Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 49.7% 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.
Canadian Natural Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$54.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.72%. Suncor Energy has a consensus price target of C$63.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.40%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.
Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 0.880488, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 0.758343, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:SU) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
