Tourmaline Oil (TOU) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TOU or CNQ?

47.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil 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.

Is TOU or CNQ more profitable?

Tourmaline Oil has a net margin of 28.53% compared to Canadian Natural Resources' net margin of 21.25%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.14% beat Tourmaline Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tourmaline Oil	28.53%	11.08%	6.26%
Canadian Natural Resources	21.25%	19.14%	8.80%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TOU or CNQ?

Tourmaline Oil received 68 more outperform votes than Canadian Natural Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.05% of users gave Tourmaline Oil an outperform vote while only 58.50% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tourmaline Oil	Outperform Votes 832 71.05%	Underperform Votes 339 28.95%
Canadian Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 764 58.50%	Underperform Votes 542 41.50%

Does the media favor TOU or CNQ?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 5 more articles in the media than Tourmaline Oil. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 4 mentions for Tourmaline Oil. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.43 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tourmaline Oil	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canadian Natural Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TOU or CNQ?

Canadian Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Tourmaline Oil. Canadian Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tourmaline Oil, 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
Tourmaline Oil	C$5.77B	4.20	C$1.65B	C$4.43	14.68
Canadian Natural Resources	C$35.38B	2.65	C$7.52B	C$3.60	12.42

Do analysts rate TOU or CNQ?

Tourmaline Oil presently has a consensus target price of C$76.72, suggesting a potential upside of 18.03%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus target price of C$54.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.28%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Tourmaline Oil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Canadian Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility and risk, TOU or CNQ?

Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TOU or CNQ a better dividend stock?

Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Tourmaline Oil pays out 31.6% 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 Tourmaline Oil on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.