SU vs. CNQ, IMO, CVE, ARX, OVV, HSE, VRN, SSL, POU, and COP
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 Coro Mining (COP). 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 companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Suncor Energy currently has a consensus price target of C$62.73, indicating a potential upside of 26.55%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus price target of C$54.08, indicating a potential upside of 35.31%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.
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 5.4%. 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.
Canadian Natural Resources received 19 more outperform votes than Suncor Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.32% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 58.54% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.
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.
Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
73.1% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 11 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 4 mentions for Suncor Energy. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Suncor Energy's score of 0.46 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:SU) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff