PEY vs. OVV, CPG, PSK, MEG, SCR, WCP, ERF, POU, BTE, 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), MEG Energy (MEG), Strathcona Resources (SCR), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Baytex Energy (BTE), and Athabasca Oil (ATH). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Peyto Exploration & Development vs.
Peyto Exploration & Development (TSE:PEY) and Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Peyto Exploration & Development received 549 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.02% of users gave Peyto Exploration & Development an outperform vote while only 60.61% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Peyto Exploration & Development had 4 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Peyto Exploration & Development and 0 mentions for Ovintiv. Peyto Exploration & Development's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.00 indicating that Peyto Exploration & Development is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Peyto Exploration & Development has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.
18.9% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Peyto Exploration & Development shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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 presently has a consensus price target of C$18.39, indicating a potential upside of 10.98%. Ovintiv has a consensus price target of C$58.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.14%. Given Peyto Exploration & Development's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Peyto Exploration & Development is more favorable than Ovintiv.
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.
Peyto Exploration & Development pays an annual dividend of C$1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Ovintiv pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Peyto Exploration & Development beats Ovintiv on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:PEY) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
