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Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

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C$54.61 -0.34 (-0.62%)
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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

Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) and Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 16 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 5 mentions for Suncor Energy. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Suncor Energy's score of 0.15 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Suncor Energy
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Canadian Natural Resources
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Suncor Energy15.15% 18.10% 7.01%
Canadian Natural Resources 21.25%19.14%8.80%

47.6% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Suncor Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$63.83, suggesting a potential upside of 16.51%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus price target of C$54.64, suggesting a potential upside of 26.68%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Suncor Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Canadian Natural Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Suncor EnergyC$53.64B1.25C$7.92BC$4.5412.07
Canadian Natural ResourcesC$43.85B2.05C$7.52BC$3.9410.95

Suncor Energy has a beta of 0.758343, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 0.880488, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Suncor Energy pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 57.4% 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.

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SU vs. The Competition

MetricSuncor EnergyOil & Gas Integrated IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$67.26BC$54.06BC$7.85BC$9.74B
Dividend Yield4.12%4.66%10.84%6.52%
P/E Ratio12.0774.5673.6629.91
Price / Sales1.2518,673.021,601.8112.73
Price / Cash11.776.1336.9283.29
Price / Book1.541.964.975.86
Net IncomeC$7.92BC$257.08BC$4.27BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-3.28%-1.49%-1.05%0.83%
1 Month Performance-7.37%-0.47%2.43%6.79%
1 Year Performance3.09%8.74%18.49%42.22%

Suncor Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SU
Suncor Energy
4.1054 of 5 stars
C$54.61
-0.6%
C$63.83
+16.9%
+4.1%C$67.04BC$53.64B12.0316,600
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.6033 of 5 stars
C$45.28
+2.0%
C$54.75
+20.9%
N/AC$94.21BC$43.85B11.4910,272Trending News
Analyst Revision
IMO
Imperial Oil
1.8645 of 5 stars
C$127.02
+1.2%
C$105.38
-17.0%
+16.5%C$64.66BC$47.18B14.005,300News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.2678 of 5 stars
C$24.33
+2.8%
C$27.90
+14.7%
+4.6%C$43.79BC$55.62B16.906,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ARX
ARC Resources
3.3358 of 5 stars
C$26.15
-1.1%
C$33.33
+27.5%
+6.3%C$15.21BC$6.24B10.34438Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
N/AC$55.92
-0.1%
N/A-7.5%C$14.37BC$9.21B24.631,740Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
HSE
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.79BC$14.69B-0.594,802
VRN
Veren
N/AN/AC$11.74
+∞
N/AC$5.60BC$3.83B5.20777
SSL
Sandstorm Gold
1.142 of 5 stars
C$17.75
+1.5%
C$14.75
-16.9%
+119.8%C$5.20BC$193.59M147.9228,600News Coverage
POU
Paramount Resources
4.0563 of 5 stars
C$23.31
+1.3%
C$25.21
+8.2%
-16.0%C$3.34BC$1.59B2.32579Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
IPCO
International Petroleum
1.5158 of 5 stars
C$24.38
+3.4%
C$22.75
-6.7%
+31.6%C$2.72BC$809.28M55.41N/ANews Coverage

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