Suncor Energy (SU) Competitors

Canadian Natural Resources (TSE:CNQ) and Suncor Energy (TSE:SU) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNQ or SU?

Canadian Natural Resources received 19 more outperform votes than Suncor Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.32% of users gave Suncor Energy an outperform vote while only 58.54% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 764 58.54%	Underperform Votes 541 41.46%
Suncor Energy	Outperform Votes 745 59.32%	Underperform Votes 511 40.68%

Is CNQ or SU a better dividend stock?

Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Suncor Energy pays an annual dividend of C$2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Suncor Energy pays out 34.4% 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.

Does the media refer more to CNQ or SU?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Suncor Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 2 mentions for Suncor Energy. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Suncor Energy's score of 0.20 indicating that Canadian Natural Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Natural Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Suncor Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNQ or SU?

77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Suncor Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CNQ or SU?

Suncor Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Canadian Natural Resources. Suncor Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Natural 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
Canadian Natural Resources	C$35.38B	2.41	C$7.52B	C$3.60	11.29
Suncor Energy	C$52.29B	1.18	C$7.92B	C$6.33	7.79

Do analysts recommend CNQ or SU?

Canadian Natural Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$54.08, indicating a potential upside of 32.95%. Suncor Energy has a consensus target price of C$62.73, indicating a potential upside of 27.14%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Suncor Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Suncor Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Is CNQ or SU more profitable?

Canadian Natural Resources has a net margin of 21.25% compared to Suncor Energy's net margin of 15.15%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.14% beat Suncor Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Natural Resources	21.25%	19.14%	8.80%
Suncor Energy	15.15%	18.10%	7.01%

Which has more volatility & risk, CNQ or SU?

Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suncor Energy has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Suncor Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.