Imperial Oil (IMO) Competitors C$88.61 -1.39 (-1.54%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlines IMO vs. CNQ, SU, CVE, ARX, OVV, HSE, POU, BTE, COP, and SSLShould you be buying Imperial Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Imperial Oil include Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Suncor Energy (SU), Cenovus Energy (CVE), ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), 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. Imperial Oil vs. Canadian Natural Resources Suncor Energy Cenovus Energy ARC Resources Ovintiv Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) Paramount Resources Baytex Energy Coro Mining Sandstorm Gold Imperial Oil (TSE:IMO) and Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the media favor IMO or CNQ? In the previous week, Imperial Oil and Imperial Oil both had 10 articles in the media. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Imperial Oil's score of 0.07 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Imperial Oil 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Canadian Natural Resources 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend IMO or CNQ? Imperial Oil presently has a consensus target price of C$103.90, indicating a potential upside of 17.26%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus target price of C$71.94, indicating a potential upside of 69.26%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Imperial Oil.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Imperial Oil 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Canadian Natural Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.53 Do institutionals and insiders believe in IMO or CNQ? 24.9% of Imperial Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.3% of Imperial Oil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by company insiders. 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. Is IMO or CNQ a better dividend stock? Imperial Oil pays an annual dividend of C$2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Imperial Oil pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 61.0% 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IMO or CNQ? Canadian Natural Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Imperial Oil. Imperial Oil 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 RatioImperial OilC$52.48B0.90C$5.29BC$9.549.29Canadian Natural ResourcesC$36.74B2.46C$7.67BC$3.5112.11 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IMO or CNQ? Canadian Natural Resources received 478 more outperform votes than Imperial Oil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.79% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote while only 35.04% of users gave Imperial Oil an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformImperial OilOutperform Votes28135.04% Underperform Votes52164.96% Canadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes75958.79% Underperform Votes53241.21% Is IMO or CNQ more profitable? Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 20.88% compared to Imperial Oil's net margin of 10.09%. Imperial Oil's return on equity of 22.17% beat Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Imperial Oil10.09% 22.17% 9.78% Canadian Natural Resources 20.88%19.65%8.80% Which has more volatility & risk, IMO or CNQ? Imperial Oil has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCanadian Natural Resources beats Imperial Oil on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Get Imperial Oil News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IMO 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 TSE 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 IMO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricImperial OilOil & Gas Integrated IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$47.48BC$35.84BC$3.54BC$5.82BDividend Yield2.32%5.47%7.12%5.78%P/E Ratio9.29111.24107.9826.08Price / Sales0.9023.5514,465.261,299.55Price / Cash12.215.4667.1879.99Price / Book1.980.871.433.06Net IncomeC$5.29BC$6.80BC$390.72MC$291.80M7 Day Performance-7.70%-1.08%-3.30%-2.47%1 Month Performance-17.86%10.78%-4.20%-0.74%1 Year Performance18.51%-4.29%-0.28%33.90% Imperial Oil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMOImperial Oil2.8695 of 5 starsC$88.61-1.5%C$103.90+17.3%+18.4%C$47.48BC$52.48B9.295,300Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCNQCanadian Natural Resources4.723 of 5 starsC$43.70-2.4%C$71.94+64.6%-50.2%C$93.08BC$36.74B12.4410,272SUSuncor Energy4.0799 of 5 starsC$51.37-1.9%C$62.75+22.2%+16.8%C$65.24BC$50.73B9.0016,600Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCVECenovus Energy4.8484 of 5 starsC$21.16-2.5%C$31.50+48.9%-6.3%C$39.36BC$55.99B8.526,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageARXARC Resources3.7447 of 5 starsC$25.14-2.3%C$31.19+24.1%+25.3%C$14.99BC$5.25B13.03438Dividend IncreasePositive NewsOVVOvintiv1.7465 of 5 starsC$56.72-1.7%C$58.50+3.1%-6.2%C$14.95BC$10.30B5.901,740Dividend CutNegative NewsHSEHusky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)N/AC$6.76+5.1%N/AN/AC$6.79BC$14.69B-0.594,802POUParamount Resources4.2819 of 5 starsC$29.81-1.8%C$37.60+26.1%+11.1%C$4.37BC$1.79B12.65579Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageBTEBaytex Energy3.5923 of 5 starsC$3.40-4.8%C$5.97+75.5%-26.6%C$2.74BC$3.43B-5.03220Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageCOPCoro MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-6.009,500Gap UpSSLSandstorm Gold3.3896 of 5 starsC$7.94-0.8%C$10.35+30.4%+16.3%C$2.36BC$170.01M56.8628,600News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CNQ Competitors SU Competitors CVE Competitors ARX Competitors OVV 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:IMO) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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