Ovintiv (OVV) Competitors C$65.97 -0.21 (-0.32%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment. Do insiders and 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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% Do analysts recommend IMO or OVV? Imperial Oil presently has a consensus price target of C$104.20, suggesting a potential upside of 5.84%. Ovintiv has a consensus price target of C$58.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.23%. Given Imperial Oil's higher probable upside, 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) 2.00Ovintiv 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.40 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 34.95% of users gave Imperial Oil an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformImperial OilOutperform Votes28134.95% Underperform Votes52365.05% OvintivOutperform Votes4060.61% Underperform Votes2639.39% Which has more volatility & risk, IMO or OVV? Imperial Oil has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioImperial OilC$52.48B1.01C$5.29BC$9.5410.32OvintivC$10.30B1.69C$1.94BC$9.776.75 Does the media favor IMO or OVV? In the previous week, Imperial Oil and Imperial Oil both had 16 articles in the media. Imperial Oil's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.54 indicating that Imperial Oil is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Imperial Oil 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ovintiv 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 2.5%. 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. SummaryOvintiv beats Imperial Oil on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$17.37BC$1.43BC$4.16BC$6.18BDividend Yield2.72%8.12%7.20%5.38%P/E Ratio6.75128.76107.6226.02Price / Sales1.6921,919.4915,648.751,344.71Price / Cash921.2592.2272.5282.72Price / Book1.681.481.583.19Net IncomeC$1.94BC$100.23MC$423.59MC$295.15M7 Day Performance2.70%0.15%1.02%2.04%1 Month Performance21.32%12.36%8.44%3.02%1 Year Performance19.97%52.61%30.44%39.42% Ovintiv Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OVVOvintiv2.8815 of 5 starsC$65.97-0.3%C$58.50-11.3%+20.5%C$17.39BC$10.30B6.751,740Analyst RevisionIMOImperial Oil2.7908 of 5 starsC$95.83-0.6%C$103.90+8.4%+32.0%C$51.35BC$52.48B10.055,300Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCVECenovus Energy4.8852 of 5 starsC$21.98-1.2%C$30.89+40.5%+8.5%C$40.88BC$55.99B8.766,000Positive NewsARXARC Resources3.4189 of 5 starsC$27.10-0.9%C$31.35+15.7%+29.3%C$16.16BC$5.25B14.04438Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHSEHusky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$6.79BC$14.69B-0.594,802POUParamount Resources4.2932 of 5 starsC$31.21-1.2%C$38.20+22.4%+16.5%C$4.58BC$1.79B13.22579Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBTEBaytex Energy3.5166 of 5 starsC$3.90-0.5%C$5.97+53.0%-5.0%C$3.14BC$3.43B-5.65220Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCOPCoro MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.41BN/A-6.009,500Gap UpSSLSandstorm Gold3.6841 of 5 starsC$7.95-2.5%C$10.35+30.2%+29.4%C$2.36BC$170.01M56.7928,600Dividend AnnouncementVETVermilion Energy2.2569 of 5 starsC$14.66-0.3%C$18.77+28.1%+2.0%C$2.29BC$1.81B-2.87720Positive NewsIPCOInternational Petroleum1.2745 of 5 starsC$18.36-2.3%C$21.00+14.4%+29.3%C$2.21BC$881.28M9.66N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Imperial Oil Competitors Cenovus Energy Competitors ARC Resources Competitors Husky Energy Inc. 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