Tourmaline Oil (TOU) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CNQ or TOU?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 14 more articles in the media than Tourmaline Oil. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 8 mentions for Tourmaline Oil. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 0.90 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Natural Resources	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tourmaline Oil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CNQ or TOU?

77.8% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Tourmaline Oil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNQ or TOU?

Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNQ or TOU more profitable?

Tourmaline Oil has a net margin of 30.75% compared to Canadian Natural Resources' net margin of 20.88%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.65% beat Tourmaline Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Natural Resources	20.88%	19.65%	8.80%
Tourmaline Oil	30.75%	10.86%	6.26%

Is CNQ or TOU a better dividend stock?

Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil pays out 33.2% 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CNQ or TOU?

Canadian Natural Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Tourmaline Oil. Canadian Natural Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tourmaline Oil, 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$36.74B	2.72	C$7.67B	C$3.51	13.38
Tourmaline Oil	C$4.80B	5.28	C$1.48B	C$4.22	16.17

Do analysts recommend CNQ or TOU?

Canadian Natural Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$71.88, suggesting a potential upside of 53.02%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus price target of C$77.82, suggesting a potential upside of 14.07%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Tourmaline Oil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Natural Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CNQ or TOU?

Tourmaline Oil received 71 more outperform votes than Canadian Natural Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.43% of users gave Tourmaline Oil an outperform vote while only 58.75% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 759 58.75%	Underperform Votes 533 41.25%
Tourmaline Oil	Outperform Votes 830 71.43%	Underperform Votes 332 28.57%

Summary

Tourmaline Oil beats Canadian Natural Resources on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.