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Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

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C$49.05 +0.31 (+0.64%)
As of 05/22/2025 04:15 PM Eastern

SU vs. CNQ, IMO, CVE, ARX, OVV, HSE, VRN, POU, COP, and SSL

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), Paramount Resources (POU), Coro Mining (COP), and Sandstorm Gold (SSL). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Suncor Energy vs.

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

Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Natural Resources. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Suncor EnergyC$52.29B1.18C$7.92BC$6.337.75
Canadian Natural ResourcesC$35.38B2.54C$7.52BC$3.6011.87

Suncor Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$62.58, indicating a potential upside of 27.59%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus target price of C$54.25, indicating a potential upside of 26.84%. Given Suncor Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Suncor Energy is more favorable than Canadian Natural Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Suncor Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Canadian Natural Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Canadian Natural Resources received 17 more outperform votes than Suncor Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.29% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 58.50% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Suncor EnergyOutperform Votes
747
59.29%
Underperform Votes
513
40.71%
Canadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes
764
58.50%
Underperform Votes
542
41.50%

Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Suncor Energy pays out 34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 59.4% 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.

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 2 mentions for Suncor Energy. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Suncor Energy's score of 1.05 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Canadian Natural Resources
1 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%

73.1% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SU vs. The Competition

MetricSuncor EnergyOil & Gas Integrated IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$61.52BC$58.86BC$7.27BC$5.94B
Dividend Yield3.88%5.88%11.00%6.32%
P/E Ratio7.756.4953.7629.92
Price / Sales1.1811.5924,457.04823.31
Price / Cash11.775.7035.5083.71
Price / Book1.381.923.543.99
Net IncomeC$7.92BC$231.25BC$4.30BC$301.32M
7 Day Performance-2.37%0.77%-1.03%0.86%
1 Month Performance0.18%7.61%6.32%7.58%
1 Year Performance-11.51%-5.52%177.99%16.12%

Suncor Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SU
Suncor Energy
4.4441 of 5 stars
C$49.05
+0.6%
C$62.58
+27.6%
-11.5%C$61.52BC$52.29B7.7516,600Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.6542 of 5 stars
C$42.90
-0.6%
C$54.08
+26.1%
-58.6%C$90.03BC$35.38B11.9110,272Analyst Forecast
IMO
Imperial Oil
2.3656 of 5 stars
C$101.36
+0.4%
C$103.78
+2.4%
+5.9%C$52.91BC$48.47B10.895,300
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.5712 of 5 stars
C$19.18
+0.7%
C$28.15
+46.8%
-32.4%C$34.94BC$54.87B9.456,000Insider Trade
ARX
ARC Resources
3.2011 of 5 stars
C$29.15
+1.9%
C$32.32
+10.9%
+14.6%C$17.16BC$5.31B15.37438News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
OVV
Ovintiv
N/AC$52.21
-0.6%
N/A-25.9%C$9.50BC$6.82B4.791,740Gap Up
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
POU
Paramount Resources
3.6159 of 5 stars
C$19.01
+1.3%
C$23.00
+21.0%
-40.3%C$2.83BC$1.93B7.78579Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
COP
Coro Mining
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-6.009,500Gap Up
SSL
Sandstorm Gold
0.5613 of 5 stars
C$11.47
+0.8%
C$11.21
-2.3%
+46.5%C$2.40BC$108.71M76.3228,600

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