Ovintiv (OVV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ovintiv Inc., together with its subsidiaries, explores, develops, produces, and markets natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids in the United States and Canada. The company operates through USA Operations, Canadian Operations, and Market Optimization segments. Its principal assets include Permian in west Texas and Anadarko in west-central Oklahoma; and Montney in northeast British Columbia and northwest Alberta. In addition, the company's upstream assets comprise Bakken in northwest North Dakota, and Uinta in central Utah; and Horn River in northeast British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Encana Corporation and changed its name to Ovintiv Inc. in January 2020. Ovintiv Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$64.15 to C$65.03
• 50-Day Range: C$49.86 to C$63.91
• 52-Week Range: C$49.74 to C$76.63
• Volume: 38,981 shs
• Average Volume: 125,021 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$17.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.64
• Dividend Yield: 2.50%
• Price Target: C$58.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Ovintiv Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ovintiv scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Ovintiv has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.40, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ovintiv has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ovintiv is 6.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 123.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ovintiv is 6.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 109.42.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ovintiv has a PEG Ratio of 0.05. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ovintiv has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for OVV.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Ovintiv pays a meaningful dividend of 2.72%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ovintiv does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ovintiv is 16.58%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for OVV.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Ovintiv has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Ovintiv this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for OVV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 30% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ovintiv insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.49% of the stock of Ovintiv is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.18% of the stock of Ovintiv is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

OVV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OVV shares performed this year?

Ovintiv's stock was trading at C$58.16 at the start of the year. Since then, OVV stock has increased by 9.9% and is now trading at C$63.91.
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How do I buy shares of Ovintiv?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Ovintiv own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ovintiv investors own include Goldcorp (GG), Suncor Energy (SU), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Aurora Cannabis (ACB), Enbridge (ENB) and First Quantum Minerals (FM).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/27 Dividend: 9/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/27/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/25/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: TSE:OVV
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.ovintiv.com
• Phone: 303-623-2300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,740
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$58.50
• High Stock Price Target: C$68.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$49.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$9.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.30
• P/E Growth: 0.05
• Net Income: C$1.94 billion
• Net Margins: 18.84%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 19.75%
• Return on Assets: 8.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 67.70
• Current Ratio: 0.44
• Quick Ratio: 0.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$10.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.64
• Cash Flow: C$0.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 921.25
• Book Value: C$39.11 per share
• Price / Book: 1.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 263,610,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$16.85 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.63