Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors

Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Cenovus Energy (TSE:CVE) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OVV or CVE?

83.2% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate OVV or CVE?

Ovintiv presently has a consensus target price of C$68.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.61%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus target price of C$29.89, indicating a potential upside of 48.26%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.83
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Is OVV or CVE a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 35.5% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OVV or CVE?

Cenovus Energy received 665 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.76% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 58.67% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 42 61.76%	Underperform Votes 26 38.24%
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 707 58.67%	Underperform Votes 498 41.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, OVV or CVE?

Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OVV or CVE?

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Ovintiv. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cenovus Energy, 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
Ovintiv	C$6.82B	1.66	C$1.39B	C$10.91	5.69
Cenovus Energy	C$54.87B	0.67	C$3.69B	C$2.03	9.94

Does the media refer more to OVV or CVE?

In the previous week, Ovintiv had 17 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ovintiv and 1 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Ovintiv's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Cenovus Energy's score of 0.31 indicating that Ovintiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cenovus Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is OVV or CVE more profitable?

Ovintiv has a net margin of 20.34% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 6.72%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Cenovus Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	20.34%	19.62%	8.59%
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.67%	7.58%

Summary

Ovintiv beats Cenovus Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.