Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors C$54.32 -0.03 (-0.06%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlines OVV vs. IMO, CVE, ARX, HSE, POU, BTE, COP, SSL, VET, and IPCOShould you be buying Ovintiv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ovintiv include Imperial Oil (IMO), Cenovus Energy (CVE), ARC Resources (ARX), Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (HSE), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), Coro Mining (COP), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), Vermilion Energy (VET), and International Petroleum (IPCO). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Ovintiv vs. Imperial Oil Cenovus Energy ARC Resources Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) Paramount Resources Baytex Energy Coro Mining Sandstorm Gold Vermilion Energy International Petroleum Imperial Oil (TSE:IMO) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend IMO or OVV? Imperial Oil currently has a consensus target price of C$103.90, indicating a potential upside of 17.26%. Ovintiv has a consensus target price of C$58.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.70%. Given Imperial Oil's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 9 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Ovintiv 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.40 Which has better valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioImperial OilC$52.48B0.90C$5.29BC$9.549.29OvintivC$10.30B1.39C$1.94BC$9.775.56 Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 35.04% of users gave Imperial Oil an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformImperial OilOutperform Votes28135.04% Underperform Votes52164.96% OvintivOutperform Votes4060.61% Underperform Votes2639.39% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 2.7%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Imperial Oil pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ovintiv pays out 16.6% 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 18.84% compared to Imperial Oil's net margin of 10.09%. Imperial Oil's return on equity of 22.17% beat Ovintiv's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Imperial Oil10.09% 22.17% 9.78% Ovintiv 18.84%19.75%8.59% Which has more volatility and risk, IMO or OVV? Imperial Oil has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to IMO or OVV? In the previous week, Imperial Oil had 8 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Imperial Oil and 2 mentions for Ovintiv. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of -0.13 beat Imperial Oil's score of -0.60 indicating that Ovintiv 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) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Ovintiv 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryOvintiv beats Imperial Oil on 12 of the 21 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 Ovintiv News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OVV 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 OVV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOvintivOil & Gas E&P IndustryEnergy SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$14.32BC$1.29BC$3.71BC$5.82BDividend Yield2.72%8.00%7.21%5.78%P/E Ratio5.56108.1796.0826.08Price / Sales1.3921,578.8415,431.051,299.55Price / Cash921.2591.1871.5079.99Price / Book1.391.371.483.06Net IncomeC$1.94BC$99.02MC$412.26MC$291.80M7 Day Performance-5.83%-3.28%-3.33%-2.47%1 Month Performance-16.60%-4.48%-4.31%-0.74%1 Year Performance-6.30%-4.41%-0.12%33.90% Ovintiv Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OVVOvintiv1.7481 of 5 starsC$54.32-0.1%C$58.50+7.7%-6.2%C$14.32BC$10.30B5.561,740Dividend CutNegative NewsIMOImperial Oil2.8701 of 5 starsC$94.62-1.4%C$103.90+9.8%+18.4%C$50.70BC$52.48B10.065,300Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCVECenovus Energy4.8484 of 5 starsC$21.20-2.3%C$31.50+48.6%-6.3%C$39.43BC$55.99B8.526,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageARXARC Resources3.7447 of 5 starsC$25.10-2.4%C$31.35+24.9%+25.3%C$14.97BC$5.25B13.03438Dividend IncreaseHSEHusky 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$29.89-1.5%C$38.40+28.5%+11.1%C$4.38BC$1.79B12.61579Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBTEBaytex Energy3.5879 of 5 starsC$3.39-5.0%C$5.97+76.0%-26.6%C$2.73BC$3.43B-5.03220Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageCOPCoro MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-6.009,500Gap UpSSLSandstorm Gold3.3838 of 5 starsC$7.98-0.3%C$10.35+29.7%+16.3%C$2.37BC$170.01M56.8628,600News CoverageVETVermilion Energy1.8985 of 5 starsC$12.93-3.7%C$19.36+49.8%-23.6%C$2.02BC$1.81B-2.53720Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageIPCOInternational PetroleumN/AC$15.75-1.9%C$21.00+33.3%-2.3%C$1.90BC$881.28M8.45N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Imperial Oil Competitors Cenovus Energy Competitors ARC Resources Competitors Husky Energy Inc. 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