PEY vs. OVV, CPG, PSK, ERF, SCR, MEG, WCP, NVA, POU, and ATH
Should you be buying Peyto Exploration & Development stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peyto Exploration & Development include Ovintiv (OVV), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), Strathcona Resources (SCR), MEG Energy (MEG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), NuVista Energy (NVA), Paramount Resources (POU), and Athabasca Oil (ATH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Peyto Exploration & Development vs.
Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Peyto Exploration & Development had 1 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development and 4 mentions for Ovintiv. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Ovintiv's score of -0.03 indicating that Peyto Exploration & Development is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
83.2% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peyto Exploration & Development pays out 89.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Peyto Exploration & Development has a net margin of 32.08% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 20.34%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.62% beat Peyto Exploration & Development's return on equity.
Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ovintiv presently has a consensus price target of C$68.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.47%. Peyto Exploration & Development has a consensus price target of C$19.10, suggesting a potential upside of 10.72%. Given Ovintiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ovintiv is more favorable than Peyto Exploration & Development.
Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Peyto Exploration & Development. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peyto Exploration & Development, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Peyto Exploration & Development received 549 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.96% of users gave Peyto Exploration & Development an outperform vote while only 61.76% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote.
Summary
Ovintiv beats Peyto Exploration & Development on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PEY) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
