Cenovus Energy (CVE) Competitors C$21.27 +0.14 (+0.66%) (As of 02:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades CVE vs. CNQ, SU, IMO, OVV, ARX, HSE, POU, BTE, COP, and SSLShould you be buying Cenovus Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cenovus Energy include Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Suncor Energy (SU), Imperial Oil (IMO), Ovintiv (OVV), ARC Resources (ARX), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Coro Mining (COP), and Sandstorm Gold (SSL). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Cenovus Energy vs. Canadian Natural Resources Suncor Energy Imperial Oil Ovintiv ARC Resources Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) Paramount Resources Baytex Energy Coro Mining Sandstorm Gold Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) and Cenovus Energy (TSE:CVE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Is CNQ or CVE more profitable? Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 20.88% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 8.54%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.65% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian Natural Resources20.88% 19.65% 8.80% Cenovus Energy 8.54%16.69%7.58% Do analysts recommend CNQ or CVE? Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$71.94, suggesting a potential upside of 64.24%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of C$31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 49.08%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Cenovus Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian Natural Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53Cenovus Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNQ or CVE? Canadian Natural Resources received 57 more outperform votes than Cenovus Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.79% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote while only 58.74% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCanadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes75958.79% Underperform Votes53241.21% Cenovus EnergyOutperform Votes70258.74% Underperform Votes49341.26% Which has more volatility and risk, CNQ or CVE? Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CNQ or CVE? Canadian Natural Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cenovus Energy. Cenovus 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 RatioCanadian Natural ResourcesC$36.74B2.54C$7.67BC$3.5112.48Cenovus EnergyC$55.99B0.70C$4.75BC$2.518.42 Does the media prefer CNQ or CVE? In the previous week, Cenovus Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Cenovus Energy and 10 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Cenovus Energy's score of 0.81 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian Natural Resources 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cenovus Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CNQ or CVE? 77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CNQ or CVE a better dividend stock? Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 28.7% 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. SummaryCanadian Natural Resources beats Cenovus Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowIt’s here. This is the moment we’ve been waiting for. The next 3-6 months in crypto will be absolutely life-changing for those who are prepared. Why? Because altcoin prices are about to explode.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Cenovus Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CVE 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. 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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 CVE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCenovus EnergyOil & Gas Integrated IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$39.30BC$33.74BC$3.57BC$5.60BDividend Yield3.10%5.47%7.26%5.74%P/E Ratio8.42118.25108.8427.97Price / Sales0.7021.5615,052.431,241.45Price / Cash13.715.4665.4278.34Price / Book1.330.851.433.39Net IncomeC$4.75BC$6.80BC$389.99MC$292.98M7 Day Performance-2.67%0.28%-1.76%-2.14%1 Month Performance-5.75%10.54%-1.69%1.97%1 Year Performance-3.78%1.61%16.23%36.81% Cenovus Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVECenovus Energy4.5742 of 5 starsC$21.27+0.7%C$31.50+48.1%-2.9%C$39.56BC$55.99B8.476,000Dividend AnnouncementCNQCanadian Natural Resources4.7476 of 5 starsC$43.66-2.5%C$71.94+64.8%-47.5%C$93.00BC$36.74B12.4410,272Analyst UpgradeSUSuncor Energy3.528 of 5 starsC$51.38-1.9%C$62.75+22.1%+24.1%C$65.25BC$50.73B9.0016,600IMOImperial Oil3.496 of 5 starsC$94.25-1.8%C$103.90+10.2%+27.3%C$50.50BC$52.48B10.065,300Analyst RevisionOVVOvintiv1.7153 of 5 starsC$56.90-1.4%C$58.50+2.8%-3.5%C$15.00BC$10.30B5.901,740Dividend CutNews CoverageNegative NewsARXARC Resources3.8259 of 5 starsC$25.15-2.2%C$31.19+24.0%+27.2%C$14.99BC$5.25B13.02438Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHSEHusky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)N/AC$6.76+5.1%N/AN/AC$6.79BC$14.69B-0.594,802POUParamount Resources4.2126 of 5 starsC$29.85-1.6%C$37.60+26.0%+15.2%C$4.38BC$1.79B12.62579Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBTEBaytex Energy3.7132 of 5 starsC$3.40-4.8%C$5.97+75.5%-23.4%C$2.74BC$3.43B-5.03220Dividend AnnouncementCOPCoro MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-6.009,500Gap UpSSLSandstorm Gold3.8833 of 5 starsC$7.96-0.5%C$10.35+30.0%+23.1%C$2.37BC$170.01M56.8628,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CNQ Competitors SU Competitors IMO Competitors OVV Competitors ARX Competitors HSE Competitors POU Competitors BTE Competitors COP Competitors SSL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (TSE:CVE) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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