SU vs. CVE, IMO, TRP, ENB, CCO, PPL, TOU, OVV, CNQ, and ARX
Should you be buying Suncor Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Suncor Energy include Cenovus Energy (CVE), Imperial Oil (IMO), TC Energy (TRP), Enbridge (ENB), Cameco (CCO), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), Tourmaline Oil (TOU), Ovintiv (OVV), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), and ARC Resources (ARX). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Cenovus Energy (TSE:CVE) and Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) 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, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and community ranking.
Cenovus Energy presently has a consensus target price of C$32.19, suggesting a potential upside of 11.70%. Suncor Energy has a consensus target price of C$55.42, suggesting a potential upside of 3.98%. Given Suncor Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Suncor Energy.
Suncor Energy received 38 more outperform votes than Cenovus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.58% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 58.74% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Suncor Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Suncor Energy and 6 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Cenovus Energy's score of 0.52 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.78, indicating that its stock price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Suncor Energy has a net margin of 16.90% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 7.87%. Cenovus Energy's return on equity of 20.07% beat Suncor Energy's return on equity.
Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Cenovus Energy pays out 26.4% 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.
Suncor Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cenovus Energy. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
55.5% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Suncor Energy beats Cenovus Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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