Sunoco (SUN) Competitors

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

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

51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.3% of Sunoco shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVE or SUN?

Cenovus Energy received 147 more outperform votes than Sunoco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.53% of users gave Sunoco an outperform vote while only 60.30% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 647 60.30%	Underperform Votes 426 39.70%
Sunoco	Outperform Votes 500 60.53%	Underperform Votes 326 39.47%

Is CVE or SUN more profitable?

Cenovus Energy has a net margin of 6.72% compared to Sunoco's net margin of 2.72%. Sunoco's return on equity of 19.77% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.88%	6.80%
Sunoco	2.72%	19.77%	4.90%

Does the media prefer CVE or SUN?

In the previous week, Sunoco had 4 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sunoco and 6 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Sunoco's score of -0.22 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sunoco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CVE or SUN a better dividend stock?

Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Sunoco pays an annual dividend of $3.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Cenovus Energy pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sunoco pays out 80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, CVE or SUN?

Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunoco has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CVE or SUN?

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sunoco. Cenovus Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunoco, 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	10.38
Sunoco	$23.07B	0.36	$394M	$4.35	12.52

Do analysts prefer CVE or SUN?

Cenovus Energy presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 99.27%. Sunoco has a consensus price target of $62.43, indicating a potential upside of 14.63%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Sunoco.

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
Sunoco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Cenovus Energy beats Sunoco on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.