Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SU or CNQ?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 7 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.43 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Suncor Energy	3 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SU or CNQ more profitable?

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 Energy	15.15%	18.10%	7.01%
Canadian Natural Resources	21.25%	19.14%	8.80%

Do analysts prefer SU or CNQ?

Suncor Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$62.58, indicating a potential upside of 18.22%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus price target of C$54.25, indicating a potential upside of 21.20%. 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)	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

Is SU or CNQ a better dividend stock?

Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SU or CNQ?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Suncor Energy	C$52.29B	1.27	C$7.92B	C$6.33	8.36
Canadian Natural Resources	C$35.38B	2.65	C$7.52B	C$3.60	12.43

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SU or CNQ?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SU or CNQ?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Suncor Energy	Outperform Votes 747 59.29%	Underperform Votes 513 40.71%
Canadian Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 764 58.50%	Underperform Votes 542 41.50%

Which has more risk & volatility, SU or CNQ?

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.

Summary

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