Cenovus Energy (CVE) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BP or CVE?

11.0% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BP 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.

Is BP or CVE more profitable?

Cenovus Energy has a net margin of 6.72% compared to BP's net margin of 1.36%. BP's return on equity of 12.91% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BP	1.36%	12.91%	3.91%
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.88%	6.80%

Do analysts rate BP or CVE?

BP presently has a consensus price target of $41.10, indicating a potential upside of 43.71%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 108.04%. Given Cenovus Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than BP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BP	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BP or CVE?

BP has higher revenue and earnings than Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BP, 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
BP	$195.57B	0.39	$15.24B	$0.95	30.11
Cenovus Energy	$58.94B	0.45	$3.04B	$1.45	9.94

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BP or CVE?

BP received 551 more outperform votes than Cenovus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.51% of users gave BP an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BP	Outperform Votes 1197 67.51%	Underperform Votes 576 32.49%
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 646 60.32%	Underperform Votes 425 39.68%

Which has more risk and volatility, BP or CVE?

BP has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BP or CVE a better dividend stock?

BP pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. BP pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cenovus Energy pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer BP or CVE?

In the previous week, BP had 9 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for BP and 11 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat BP's score of 0.26 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BP	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cenovus Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Cenovus Energy beats BP on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.