Cenovus Energy (CVE) Competitors

Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer CVE or PBR?

In the previous week, Cenovus Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Cenovus Energy and 11 mentions for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' score of 0.89 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cenovus Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CVE or PBR?

Cenovus Energy has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CVE or PBR?

Cenovus Energy currently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 156.57%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a consensus price target of $17.81, indicating a potential upside of 57.86%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CVE or PBR?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has higher revenue and earnings than Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras, 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
Cenovus Energy	$57.73B	0.36	$3.04B	$1.21	9.34
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	$91.42B	0.80	$24.88B	$1.16	9.73

Is CVE or PBR a better dividend stock?

Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Cenovus Energy pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras pays out 138.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CVE or PBR?

Cenovus Energy received 87 more outperform votes than Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.46% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote while only 56.94% of users gave Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 653 60.46%	Underperform Votes 427 39.54%
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	Outperform Votes 566 56.94%	Underperform Votes 428 43.06%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVE or PBR?

51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CVE or PBR more profitable?

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 5.82%. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras' return on equity of 29.35% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenovus Energy	5.82%	10.73%	5.69%
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras	16.96%	29.35%	10.79%

Summary

Cenovus Energy beats Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.