Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors $32.16 -0.14 (-0.42%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.50 +0.34 (+1.07%) As of 04/15/2025 06:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock OVV vs. EXE, WDS, PBA, CVE, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, and SUNShould you be buying Ovintiv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ovintiv include Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), and Sunoco (SUN). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Ovintiv vs. Chesapeake Energy Woodside Energy Group Pembina Pipeline Cenovus Energy Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Sunoco Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and community ranking. Is EXE or OVV more profitable? Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.15% compared to Chesapeake Energy's net margin of 6.07%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 17.87% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chesapeake Energy6.07% 2.74% 2.08% Ovintiv 20.15%17.87%9.35% Do analysts prefer EXE or OVV? Chesapeake Energy presently has a consensus price target of $122.94, indicating a potential upside of 17.95%. Ovintiv has a consensus price target of $56.06, indicating a potential upside of 74.34%. Given Ovintiv's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ovintiv is more favorable than Chesapeake Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chesapeake Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ovintiv 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & risk, EXE or OVV? Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EXE or OVV? Ovintiv received 143 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.44% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 53.25% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChesapeake EnergyOutperform Votes2967.44% Underperform Votes1432.56% OvintivOutperform Votes17253.25% Underperform Votes15146.75% Does the media favor EXE or OVV? In the previous week, Chesapeake Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Chesapeake Energy and 16 mentions for Ovintiv. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Chesapeake Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chesapeake Energy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ovintiv 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EXE or OVV? 97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Ovintiv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EXE or OVV? Chesapeake Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ovintiv. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ovintiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChesapeake Energy$4.22B5.75$2.42B-$4.12-25.30Ovintiv$9.15B0.91$2.09B$4.207.66 Is EXE or OVV a better dividend stock? Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chesapeake Energy pays out -55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 28.6% 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. SummaryOvintiv beats Chesapeake Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ovintiv News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OVV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OVV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOvintivCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.37B$7.15B$6.78B$18.52BDividend Yield3.78%24.22%11.07%4.23%P/E Ratio4.269.3442.6631.15Price / Sales0.919.5019,957.4025.69Price / Cash3.427.3835.3817.53Price / Book0.851.473.334.29Net Income$2.09B$1.10B$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance-10.71%-2.74%-0.42%-0.79%1 Month Performance-20.60%-9.31%-7.58%-6.88%1 Year Performance-38.52%-20.30%142.26%1.74% Ovintiv Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OVVOvintiv4.7994 of 5 stars$32.16-0.4%$56.06+74.3%-38.8%$8.37B$9.15B4.261,740Analyst ForecastPositive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy4.3086 of 5 stars$100.50+0.5%$122.35+21.7%N/A$23.20B$4.22B61.551,000Analyst UpgradeWDSWoodside Energy Group2.129 of 5 stars$11.58-0.4%N/A-35.3%$21.89B$13.18B14.064,380Short Interest ↓PBAPembina Pipeline4.0666 of 5 stars$36.56-1.6%$56.50+54.6%+7.3%$21.16B$7.38B15.062,670Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCVECenovus Energy4.7302 of 5 stars$11.30+0.4%$29.00+156.8%-45.0%$20.47B$57.73B9.286,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.9529 of 5 stars$25.10-0.1%$34.35+36.9%-6.9%$19.08B$5.46B15.04980Analyst ForecastPositive NewsECEcopetrol3.6693 of 5 stars$8.76-2.7%$11.00+25.6%-23.7%$17.95B$133.33T4.1818,000Upcoming EarningsDividend CutYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima3.2441 of 5 stars$28.58-4.7%$42.02+47.0%+57.6%$11.20B$19.12B14.3821,300Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageARAntero Resources4.6827 of 5 stars$34.22+2.3%$42.24+23.4%+14.0%$10.56B$4.12B106.01590Short Interest ↓News CoveragePRPermian Resources4.7455 of 5 stars$10.90+1.3%$19.13+75.5%-37.8%$8.69B$5.00B6.55220Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSUNSunoco3.2936 of 5 stars$52.49-0.7%$63.83+21.6%+8.6%$7.95B$22.69B7.892,389 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EXE Competitors WDS Competitors PBA Competitors CVE Competitors CTRA Competitors EC Competitors YPF Competitors AR Competitors PR Competitors SUN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:OVV) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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