Imperial Oil (IMO) Competitors C$106.33 +0.35 (+0.33%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlines IMO vs. CNQ, SU, CVE, OVV, ARX, 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), 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. Imperial Oil vs. Canadian Natural Resources Suncor Energy Cenovus Energy Ovintiv ARC Resources 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IMO or CNQ? Canadian Natural Resources received 476 more outperform votes than Imperial Oil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.82% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote while only 35.13% of users gave Imperial Oil an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformImperial OilOutperform Votes28135.13% Underperform Votes51964.88% Canadian Natural ResourcesOutperform Votes75758.82% Underperform Votes53041.18% Which has preferable valuation & 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$52.48B1.09C$5.29BC$9.5411.15Canadian Natural ResourcesC$36.74B2.74C$7.67BC$3.5113.45 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 2.3%. Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, IMO or CNQ? Imperial Oil has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate IMO or CNQ? Imperial Oil currently has a consensus price target of C$101.23, indicating a potential downside of 4.80%. Canadian Natural Resources has a consensus price target of C$74.31, indicating a potential upside of 57.41%. 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 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% Does the media prefer IMO or CNQ? In the previous week, Imperial Oil had 3 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Imperial Oil and 0 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Imperial Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Imperial Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Imperial Oil Neutral Canadian Natural Resources Neutral SummaryCanadian Natural Resources beats Imperial Oil on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersThe "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. A tax-free gift so powerful it could reshape the financial destinies of millions of IRA and 401(k) owners…Claim your FREE 2024 Gold Guide 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$56.98BC$38.82BC$3.94BC$6.25BDividend Yield2.32%5.47%7.12%5.27%P/E Ratio11.15121.41106.3526.84Price / Sales1.0923.7914,575.141,531.29Price / Cash12.215.4669.6683.81Price / Book2.380.961.473.16Net IncomeC$5.29BC$6.80BC$408.40MC$299.38M7 Day Performance1.39%-0.09%1.15%0.76%1 Month Performance-0.33%-6.47%-0.59%12.93%1 Year Performance34.80%-5.17%4.70%44.13% Imperial Oil Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMOImperial Oil1.5736 of 5 starsC$106.33+0.3%C$101.23-4.8%+34.2%C$56.98BC$52.48B11.155,300CNQCanadian Natural Resources4.1755 of 5 starsC$47.21+0.4%C$74.31+57.4%-48.5%C$100.56BC$36.74B13.4510,272SUSuncor Energy2.8636 of 5 starsC$57.10-0.2%C$61.81+8.2%+24.3%C$72.52BC$50.73B9.8116,600Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionCVECenovus Energy4.4513 of 5 starsC$22.62+0.9%C$31.90+41.0%-9.2%C$42.07BC$55.99B9.016,000News CoveragePositive NewsOVVOvintiv2.3661 of 5 starsC$63.91+2.5%C$58.50-8.5%+3.7%C$16.85BC$10.30B6.541,740Analyst RevisionARXARC Resources2.5065 of 5 starsC$26.23+2.6%C$30.96+18.0%+21.3%C$15.64BC$5.25B13.59438HSEHusky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.79BC$14.69B-0.594,802POUParamount Resources3.4047 of 5 starsC$30.85+1.0%C$37.60+21.9%+11.2%C$4.53BC$1.79B12.94579Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeBTEBaytex Energy3.1375 of 5 starsC$4.20+1.7%C$6.11+45.5%-22.4%C$3.38BC$3.43B-6.09220COPCoro MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-150.009,500Gap UpSSLSandstorm Gold3.8802 of 5 starsC$7.96+0.6%C$10.35+30.0%+25.4%C$2.37BC$170.01M56.8628,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CNQ Competitors SU Competitors CVE 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:IMO) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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