Coterra Energy (CTRA) Competitors

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) and Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) 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 risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is EQNR or CTRA more profitable?

Coterra Energy has a net margin of 21.91% compared to Equinor ASA's net margin of 8.95%. Equinor ASA's return on equity of 19.97% beat Coterra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equinor ASA	8.95%	19.97%	6.78%
Coterra Energy	21.91%	9.38%	5.95%

Is EQNR or CTRA a better dividend stock?

Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Coterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Equinor ASA pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coterra Energy pays out 50.6% 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. Equinor ASA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to EQNR or CTRA?

In the previous week, Coterra Energy had 15 more articles in the media than Equinor ASA. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Coterra Energy and 20 mentions for Equinor ASA. Coterra Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Equinor ASA's score of 0.69 indicating that Coterra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equinor ASA	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coterra Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EQNR or CTRA?

5.5% of Equinor ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Equinor ASA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Coterra Energy 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 rate EQNR or CTRA?

Equinor ASA currently has a consensus target price of $26.90, suggesting a potential upside of 9.59%. Coterra Energy has a consensus target price of $32.41, suggesting a potential upside of 20.80%. Given Coterra Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coterra Energy is more favorable than Equinor ASA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equinor ASA	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Coterra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EQNR or CTRA?

Equinor ASA received 129 more outperform votes than Coterra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.38% of users gave Equinor ASA an outperform vote while only 47.83% of users gave Coterra Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Equinor ASA	Outperform Votes 206 55.38%	Underperform Votes 166 44.62%
Coterra Energy	Outperform Votes 77 47.83%	Underperform Votes 84 52.17%

Which has more risk and volatility, EQNR or CTRA?

Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EQNR or CTRA?

Equinor ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Coterra Energy. Equinor ASA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coterra Energy, 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
Equinor ASA	$107.17B	0.64	$11.89B	$3.26	7.53
Coterra Energy	$5.91B	3.34	$1.63B	$1.66	16.16

Summary

Coterra Energy beats Equinor ASA on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.