Paramount Resources (POU) Competitors

Ovintiv (TSE:OVV) and Paramount Resources (TSE:POU) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OVV or POU?

Paramount Resources received 363 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.61% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 52.07% of users gave Paramount Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ovintiv	Outperform Votes 40 60.61%	Underperform Votes 26 39.39%
Paramount Resources	Outperform Votes 403 52.07%	Underperform Votes 371 47.93%

Does the media favor OVV or POU?

In the previous week, Paramount Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Ovintiv. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Paramount Resources and 15 mentions for Ovintiv. Paramount Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.47 indicating that Paramount Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ovintiv	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Paramount Resources	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, OVV or POU?

Ovintiv has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Resources has a beta of 3.04, meaning that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OVV or POU?

Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Resources. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paramount Resources, 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$10.30B	1.66	C$1.94B	C$9.77	6.64
Paramount Resources	C$1.79B	2.56	C$351.80M	C$2.36	13.22

Do analysts recommend OVV or POU?

Ovintiv presently has a consensus price target of C$58.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.89%. Paramount Resources has a consensus price target of C$37.60, suggesting a potential upside of 20.55%. Given Paramount Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Paramount Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ovintiv	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40
Paramount Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Is OVV or POU more profitable?

Paramount Resources has a net margin of 19.66% compared to Ovintiv's net margin of 18.84%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.75% beat Paramount Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ovintiv	18.84%	19.75%	8.59%
Paramount Resources	19.66%	10.03%	5.97%

Is OVV or POU a better dividend stock?

Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Paramount Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Ovintiv pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paramount Resources pays out 76.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

83.2% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Paramount Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Paramount Resources beats Ovintiv on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.