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Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

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C$53.84 +0.13 (+0.24%)
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SU vs. CNQ, IMO, CVE, ARX, OVV, HSE, VRN, POU, SSL, 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), Paramount Resources (POU), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), and Coro Mining (COP). 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 profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

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$52.29B1.29C$7.92BC$6.338.50
Canadian Natural ResourcesC$35.38B2.58C$7.52BC$3.6012.07

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%

Suncor Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$62.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.39%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus target price of C$54.58, indicating a potential upside of 25.59%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85
Canadian Natural Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

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

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 4 mentions for Suncor Energy. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Suncor Energy's score of 0.82 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)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Canadian Natural Resources
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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.

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 13 of the 19 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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SU vs. The Competition

MetricSuncor EnergyOil & Gas Integrated IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$67.53BC$70.24BC$7.76BC$6.21B
Dividend Yield3.88%4.73%10.89%6.72%
P/E Ratio8.507.0560.4248.55
Price / Sales1.2913.6520,598.831,211.24
Price / Cash11.776.1336.2783.29
Price / Book1.521.943.724.68
Net IncomeC$7.92BC$257.08BC$4.21BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance3.20%-0.52%0.49%1.17%
1 Month Performance4.65%3.11%3.41%4.23%
1 Year Performance4.30%-2.19%100.67%27.67%

Suncor Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SU
Suncor Energy
4.3357 of 5 stars
C$53.84
+0.2%
C$62.67
+16.4%
+5.1%C$67.53BC$52.29B8.5016,600News Coverage
Positive News
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.584 of 5 stars
C$43.39
-0.9%
C$54.58
+25.8%
-9.4%C$91.06BC$35.38B12.0510,272High Trading Volume
IMO
Imperial Oil
1.6037 of 5 stars
C$109.46
-0.9%
C$104.11
-4.9%
+18.7%C$57.14BC$48.47B11.765,300
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.6033 of 5 stars
C$19.21
+0.3%
C$28.15
+46.5%
-24.6%C$34.99BC$54.87B9.476,000Positive News
ARX
ARC Resources
3.667 of 5 stars
C$27.30
-1.3%
C$33.25
+21.8%
+16.5%C$16.07BC$5.31B14.40438News Coverage
OVV
Ovintiv
N/AC$53.68
-0.8%
N/A-12.5%C$9.77BC$6.82B4.921,740News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
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
3.1226 of 5 stars
C$20.99
-2.5%
C$23.67
+12.8%
-29.3%C$3.12BC$1.93B8.59579Dividend Announcement
SSL
Sandstorm Gold
1.3996 of 5 stars
C$13.96
+6.2%
C$11.92
-14.6%
+77.1%C$2.93BC$108.71M92.8928,600Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
COP
Coro Mining
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-6.009,500Gap Up

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This page (TSE:SU) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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