OVV vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, DVN, EOG, MGY, MTDR, MUR, PR, and SM
Should you be buying Ovintiv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ovintiv include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Permian Resources (PR), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Ovintiv vs. Its Competitors
Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
83.8% of Ovintiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ovintiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, APA had 8 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for APA and 15 mentions for Ovintiv. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat APA's score of 0.73 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Ovintiv pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 36.0% 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. Ovintiv has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. APA is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Ovintiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ovintiv has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ovintiv presently has a consensus target price of $54.59, indicating a potential upside of 38.94%. APA has a consensus target price of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 27.94%. Given Ovintiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ovintiv is more favorable than APA.
APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 6.84%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.
Summary
Ovintiv beats APA on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:OVV) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
