Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Competitors $29.58 +0.07 (+0.24%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CNQ vs. SHEL, TTE, EOG, FANG, E, OXY, CVE, EQT, EXE, and DVNShould you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Shell (SHEL), TotalEnergies (TTE), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), ENI (E), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Cenovus Energy (CVE), EQT (EQT), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), and Devon Energy (DVN). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry. Canadian Natural Resources vs. Shell TotalEnergies EOG Resources Diamondback Energy ENI Occidental Petroleum Cenovus Energy EQT Chesapeake Energy Devon Energy Shell (NYSE:SHEL) and Canadian Natural Resources (NYSE:CNQ) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SHEL or CNQ? 28.6% of Shell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, SHEL or CNQ? Shell has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, SHEL or CNQ? Shell has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShell$296.76B0.63$19.36B$4.8612.48Canadian Natural Resources$41.12B1.52$6.10B$2.5711.51 Is SHEL or CNQ more profitable? Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 18.45% compared to Shell's net margin of 5.17%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 20.07% beat Shell's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shell5.17% 14.54% 6.86% Canadian Natural Resources 18.45%20.07%10.51% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHEL or CNQ? Canadian Natural Resources received 309 more outperform votes than Shell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.93% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote while only 65.00% of users gave Shell an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShellOutperform Votes29965.00% Underperform Votes16135.00% Canadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes60868.93% Underperform Votes27431.07% Does the media refer more to SHEL or CNQ? In the previous week, Shell had 19 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Shell and 10 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Shell's score of 0.64 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shell 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Canadian Natural Resources 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend SHEL or CNQ? Shell presently has a consensus price target of $79.80, suggesting a potential upside of 31.60%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.41%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Shell.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shell 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.10Canadian Natural Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is SHEL or CNQ a better dividend stock? Shell pays an annual dividend of $2.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Shell pays out 56.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 64.6% 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. SummaryCanadian Natural Resources beats Shell on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchCould This Tiny Device Help You Make an Extra $30k a Year?I believe it’s going to power Elon Musk’s next AI revolution… A revolution he believes will be worth more than $9 trillion. That’s nearly 10 times more money than the market caps of Tesla… SpaceX… PayPal… Neuralink… and X… COMBINED.Click here to see the details because I believe a lot of people will get rich. Get Canadian Natural Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanadian Natural ResourcesCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$62.32B$7.85B$8.15B$19.18BDividend Yield5.39%23.57%11.66%3.58%P/E Ratio11.4911.1712.0741.22Price / Sales1.526.57109.0917.58Price / Cash6.306.9410.7321.28Price / Book2.151.723.315.32Net Income$6.10B$1.20B$955.68M$989.67M7 Day Performance-6.01%-4.77%-3.47%-3.45%1 Month Performance-14.35%-9.18%-5.54%-3.73%1 Year Performance-8.83%-6.12%1.42%12.06% Canadian Natural Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.2241 of 5 stars$29.58+0.2%$51.00+72.4%-7.3%$62.32B$41.12B11.4910,272Positive NewsSHELShell4.2257 of 5 stars$62.32-1.9%$81.75+31.2%-6.8%$191.77B$323.18B13.07103,000Analyst ForecastTTETotalEnergies4.3039 of 5 stars$54.32-2.9%$78.75+45.0%-19.4%$128.27B$218.95B7.93102,579Analyst ForecastEOGEOG Resources4.2524 of 5 stars$124.51-1.8%$143.80+15.5%-2.0%$70.03B$24.19B10.213,050Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFANGDiamondback Energy4.8821 of 5 stars$158.61-2.9%$211.52+33.4%-0.6%$46.31B$9.58B9.351,023Analyst ForecastPositive NewsEENI3.1295 of 5 stars$27.34-1.8%$39.60+44.8%-19.7%$46.15B$89.93B16.6733,142OXYOccidental Petroleum4.7597 of 5 stars$46.64-2.1%$62.65+34.3%-21.7%$43.76B$27.14B12.3112,570Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeOptions VolumeNews CoverageCVECenovus Energy4.0589 of 5 stars$14.87-2.5%$30.00+101.7%-12.7%$27.16B$58.94B10.526,925Analyst DowngradeEQTEQT4.5516 of 5 stars$44.97-1.4%$46.61+3.6%+13.1%$26.83B$4.79B54.27740EXEChesapeake Energy4.1529 of 5 stars$97.41-1.1%$111.71+14.7%N/A$22.51B$4.03B60.17N/APositive NewsDVNDevon Energy4.7861 of 5 stars$32.71-3.5%$50.55+54.5%-32.0%$21.49B$15.68B6.291,900Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shell Alternatives TotalEnergies Alternatives EOG Resources Alternatives Diamondback Energy Alternatives ENI Alternatives Occidental Petroleum Alternatives Cenovus Energy Alternatives EQT Alternatives Chesapeake Energy Alternatives Devon Energy Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CNQ) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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