Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors

Imperial Oil (TSE:IMO) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IMO or OVV?

Imperial Oil received 241 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.61% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 34.86% of users gave Imperial Oil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Imperial Oil	Outperform Votes 281 34.86%	Underperform Votes 525 65.14%
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 40 60.61%	Underperform Votes 26 39.39%

Is IMO or OVV a better dividend stock?

Imperial Oil pays an annual dividend of C$2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Imperial Oil pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% 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. Ovintiv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is IMO or OVV more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.34% compared to Imperial Oil's net margin of 10.00%. Imperial Oil's return on equity of 21.23% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Imperial Oil	10.00%	21.23%	9.78%
Ovintiv	20.34%	19.62%	8.59%

Which has more risk & volatility, IMO or OVV?

Imperial Oil has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IMO or OVV?

Imperial Oil currently has a consensus target price of C$104.10, suggesting a potential upside of 4.88%. Ovintiv has a consensus target price of C$58.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.14%. Given Imperial Oil's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Imperial Oil is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Imperial Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Does the media prefer IMO or OVV?

In the previous week, Imperial Oil had 4 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Imperial Oil and 0 mentions for Ovintiv. Imperial Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that Imperial Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Imperial Oil	Neutral
Ovintiv	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IMO or OVV?

24.9% of Imperial Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.3% of Imperial Oil shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IMO or OVV?

Imperial Oil has higher revenue and earnings than Ovintiv. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Imperial Oil, 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
Imperial Oil	C$48.47B	1.07	C$4.85B	C$9.31	10.66
Ovintiv	C$6.82B	1.65	C$1.39B	C$10.91	5.65

Summary

Ovintiv beats Imperial Oil on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.