Cenovus Energy (CVE) Competitors

Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EQNR or CVE?

Cenovus Energy received 440 more outperform votes than Equinor ASA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.49% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave Equinor ASA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Equinor ASA	Outperform Votes 206 55.38%	Underperform Votes 166 44.62%
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 646 60.49%	Underperform Votes 422 39.51%

Is EQNR or CVE more profitable?

Equinor ASA has a net margin of 8.95% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 6.72%. Equinor ASA's return on equity of 19.97% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equinor ASA	8.95%	19.97%	6.78%
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.88%	6.80%

Which has more risk and volatility, EQNR or CVE?

Equinor ASA has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EQNR or CVE?

In the previous week, Equinor ASA had 12 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Equinor ASA and 9 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Equinor ASA's score of 0.69 indicating that Cenovus 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)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cenovus Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EQNR or CVE?

5.5% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Equinor ASA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EQNR or CVE?

Equinor ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Cenovus Energy. Equinor ASA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus 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
Cenovus Energy	$38.67B	0.76	$3.04B	$1.45	11.15

Do analysts rate EQNR or CVE?

Equinor ASA currently has a consensus price target of $26.90, suggesting a potential upside of 9.59%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 85.59%. Given Cenovus Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cenovus 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
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is EQNR or CVE a better dividend stock?

Equinor ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Equinor ASA pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 36.6% 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.

Summary

Cenovus Energy beats Equinor ASA on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.