Tourmaline Oil (TOU) Competitors

Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) and Tourmaline Oil (TSE:TOU) 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, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is CNQ or TOU 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%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil pays out 31.6% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CNQ or TOU?

77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CNQ or TOU?

Canadian Natural Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$54.58, indicating a potential upside of 24.68%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus target price of C$76.72, indicating a potential upside of 21.30%. 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
Canadian Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media favor CNQ or TOU?

In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 2 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 6 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.87 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Natural Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tourmaline Oil	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CNQ or TOU 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
Canadian Natural Resources	21.25%	19.14%	8.80%
Tourmaline Oil	28.53%	11.08%	6.26%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CNQ or TOU?

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
Canadian Natural Resources	C$35.38B	2.60	C$7.52B	C$3.60	12.16
Tourmaline Oil	C$5.77B	4.09	C$1.65B	C$4.43	14.28

Which has more risk & volatility, CNQ or TOU?

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

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Tourmaline Oil on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.