Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	1.18	C$7.92B	C$6.33	7.75
Canadian Natural Resources	C$35.38B	2.54	C$7.52B	C$3.60	11.87

Do analysts prefer SU or CNQ?

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

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 volatility and risk, 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.

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 4.4%. 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.

Does the media refer more to SU or CNQ?

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

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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 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.