Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CNQ or SU?

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CNQ or SU?

77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CNQ or SU a better dividend stock?

Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 34.4% 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 better valuation and earnings, CNQ or SU?

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
Canadian Natural Resources	C$35.38B	2.60	C$7.52B	C$3.60	12.15
Suncor Energy	C$52.29B	1.24	C$7.92B	C$6.33	8.17

Do analysts rate CNQ or SU?

Canadian Natural Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$54.58, indicating a potential upside of 24.70%. Suncor Energy has a consensus price target of C$62.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.05%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Is CNQ or SU 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
Canadian Natural Resources	21.25%	19.14%	8.80%
Suncor Energy	15.15%	18.10%	7.01%

Does the media prefer CNQ or SU?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 4 mentions for Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.43 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Natural Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.