Whitecap Resources (WCP) Competitors

Whitecap Resources (TSE:WCP) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WCP or OVV?

Whitecap Resources received 977 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.59% of users gave Whitecap Resources an outperform vote while only 60.61% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Whitecap Resources	Outperform Votes 1017 78.59%	Underperform Votes 277 21.41%
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 40 60.61%	Underperform Votes 26 39.39%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WCP or OVV?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Whitecap Resources. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Whitecap 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
Whitecap Resources	C$3.37B	1.77	C$755.30M	C$1.25	7.97
Ovintiv	C$10.30B	1.66	C$1.94B	C$9.77	6.62

Which has more risk and volatility, WCP or OVV?

Whitecap Resources has a beta of 2.67, indicating that its stock price is 167% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WCP or OVV?

23.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Whitecap Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WCP or OVV more profitable?

Whitecap Resources has a net margin of 22.43% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 18.84%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.75% beat Whitecap Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Whitecap Resources	22.43%	13.89%	6.86%
Ovintiv	18.84%	19.75%	8.59%

Do analysts prefer WCP or OVV?

Whitecap Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$13.68, indicating a potential upside of 37.30%. Ovintiv has a consensus price target of C$58.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.58%. Given Whitecap Resources' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Whitecap Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Whitecap Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Does the media refer more to WCP or OVV?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 7 more articles in the media than Whitecap Resources. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ovintiv and 3 mentions for Whitecap Resources. Whitecap Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.54 indicating that Whitecap Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Whitecap Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ovintiv	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WCP or OVV a better dividend stock?

Whitecap Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Whitecap Resources pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 16.6% 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.

Summary

Whitecap Resources beats Ovintiv on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.