Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CVE or OVV?

Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CVE or OVV?

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ovintiv. Ovintiv 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
Cenovus Energy	$38.67B	0.71	$3.04B	$1.45	10.33
Ovintiv	$10.88B	1.09	$2.09B	$7.54	6.05

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

51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Ovintiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor CVE or OVV?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 12 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ovintiv and 8 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.65 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ovintiv	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVE or OVV?

Cenovus Energy received 482 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.30% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote while only 52.55% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 647 60.30%	Underperform Votes 426 39.70%
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 165 52.55%	Underperform Votes 149 47.45%

Do analysts rate CVE or OVV?

Cenovus Energy presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 100.20%. Ovintiv has a consensus target price of $56.81, indicating a potential upside of 24.54%. Given Cenovus Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Is CVE or OVV a better dividend stock?

Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Cenovus Energy pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 15.9% 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.

Is CVE or OVV more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.15% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 6.72%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 17.87% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.88%	6.80%
Ovintiv	20.15%	17.87%	9.35%

Summary

Ovintiv beats Cenovus Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.