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Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) Competitors

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C$47.77 -0.08 (-0.17%)
(As of 09:33 AM ET)

CNQ vs. SU, IMO, CVE, OVV, ARX, HSE, POU, BTE, SSL, and VET

Should you be buying Canadian Natural Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canadian Natural Resources include Suncor Energy (SU), Imperial Oil (IMO), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Ovintiv (OVV), ARC Resources (ARX), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), and Vermilion Energy (VET). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Canadian Natural Resources vs.

Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) and Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 37.5% 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.

Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Canadian Natural Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Suncor Energy. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Natural Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Natural ResourcesC$36.74B2.77C$7.67BC$3.5113.63
Suncor EnergyC$50.73B1.42C$7.54BC$5.829.77

Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 20.88% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 14.87%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.65% beat Suncor Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Canadian Natural Resources20.88% 19.65% 8.80%
Suncor Energy 14.87%17.68%7.01%

77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Suncor Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Canadian Natural Resources received 19 more outperform votes than Suncor Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.66% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Canadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes
757
58.82%
Underperform Votes
530
41.18%
Suncor EnergyOutperform Votes
738
59.66%
Underperform Votes
499
40.34%

Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$74.31, indicating a potential upside of 55.30%. Suncor Energy has a consensus target price of C$61.54, indicating a potential upside of 8.27%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Canadian Natural Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Suncor Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, Suncor Energy had 21 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Suncor Energy and 0 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Suncor Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Suncor Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Canadian Natural Resources Neutral
Suncor Energy Positive

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CNQ vs. The Competition

MetricCanadian Natural ResourcesOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$101.92BC$1.38BC$3.80BC$6.26B
Dividend Yield4.38%7.71%6.97%5.36%
P/E Ratio13.63130.94107.3526.29
Price / Sales2.7719,646.6014,485.401,411.43
Price / Cash85.8584.8467.7785.13
Price / Book2.581.331.463.16
Net IncomeC$7.67BC$100.01MC$395.49MC$296.32M
7 Day Performance0.59%-0.26%-0.83%0.09%
1 Month PerformanceN/A0.07%-0.97%0.49%
1 Year Performance-46.51%-1.10%4.40%42.42%

Canadian Natural Resources Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.2402 of 5 stars
C$47.77
-0.2%
C$74.31
+55.6%
-47.3%C$101.75BC$36.74B13.6110,272Positive News
SU
Suncor Energy
2.9228 of 5 stars
C$53.16
-1.7%
N/A+23.6%C$67.51BC$50.73B9.1316,600Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
IMO
Imperial Oil
1.6714 of 5 stars
C$101.68
-1.0%
N/A+34.8%C$54.48BC$52.48B10.665,300Analyst Forecast
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.4926 of 5 stars
C$21.95
-1.6%
N/A-10.9%C$40.83BC$55.99B8.756,000
OVV
Ovintiv
2.2149 of 5 stars
C$58.46
-1.6%
N/A+1.4%C$15.41BC$10.30B5.981,740News Coverage
High Trading Volume
ARX
ARC Resources
2.7476 of 5 stars
C$24.78
-0.7%
N/A+17.1%C$14.77BC$5.25B12.84438
HSE
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.79BC$14.69B-0.594,802Positive News
POU
Paramount Resources
2.8922 of 5 stars
C$27.17
-0.5%
N/A+11.9%C$3.99BC$1.79B11.51579Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
BTE
Baytex Energy
3.4207 of 5 stars
C$4.05
-0.5%
N/A-23.2%C$3.26BC$3.43B-5.87220
SSL
Sandstorm Gold
3.9425 of 5 stars
C$7.54
-0.9%
N/A+21.0%C$2.24BC$170.01M53.8628,600Analyst Revision
VET
Vermilion Energy
2.7852 of 5 stars
C$13.12
-2.9%
N/A-23.6%C$2.05BC$1.81B-2.57720

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This page (TSE:CNQ) was last updated on 11/15/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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