SCR vs. OVV, ARX, CPG, PSK, MEG, WCP, ERF, POU, PEY, and BTE
Should you be buying Strathcona Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strathcona Resources include Ovintiv (OVV), ARC Resources (ARX), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), MEG Energy (MEG), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Enerplus (ERF), Paramount Resources (POU), Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY), and Baytex Energy (BTE). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Strathcona Resources vs.
Strathcona Resources (TSE:SCR) 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 analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.
In the previous week, Ovintiv had 2 more articles in the media than Strathcona Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ovintiv and 2 mentions for Strathcona Resources. Strathcona Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Ovintiv's score of 0.28 indicating that Strathcona Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ovintiv has higher revenue and earnings than Strathcona Resources. Ovintiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strathcona Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Strathcona Resources pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Ovintiv pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Strathcona Resources pays out 23.3% 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.
0.4% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Ovintiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 91.3% of Strathcona Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ovintiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Strathcona Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$35.88, suggesting a potential upside of 28.54%. Ovintiv has a consensus target price of C$58.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.68%. Given Strathcona Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Strathcona Resources is more favorable than Ovintiv.
Ovintiv has a net margin of 18.84% compared to Strathcona Resources' net margin of 11.62%. Ovintiv's return on equity of 19.75% beat Strathcona Resources' return on equity.
Strathcona Resources received 67 more outperform votes than Ovintiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.61% of users gave Ovintiv an outperform vote while only 60.11% of users gave Strathcona Resources an outperform vote.
Summary
Ovintiv beats Strathcona Resources on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:SCR) was last updated on 2/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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