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 business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend CNQ or TOU?

Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$68.53, indicating a potential upside of 54.77%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus price target of C$78.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.10%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' higher possible 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Tourmaline Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media refer more to CNQ or TOU?

In the previous week, Canadian Natural Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Tourmaline Oil. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources and 3 mentions for Tourmaline Oil. Canadian Natural Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Tourmaline Oil's score of 0.45 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tourmaline Oil	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNQ or TOU?

Tourmaline Oil received 68 more outperform votes than Canadian Natural Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.24% of users gave Tourmaline Oil an outperform vote while only 58.57% of users gave Canadian Natural Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Natural Resources	Outperform Votes 762 58.57%	Underperform Votes 539 41.43%
Tourmaline Oil	Outperform Votes 830 71.24%	Underperform Votes 335 28.76%

Which has more volatility & risk, CNQ or TOU?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$35.38B	2.63	C$7.52B	C$3.60	12.29
Tourmaline Oil	C$5.77B	4.45	C$1.65B	C$4.43	15.54

Is CNQ or TOU more profitable?

Tourmaline Oil has a net margin of 28.53% compared to Canadian Natural Resources' net margin of 21.25%. Canadian Natural Resources' return on equity of 19.14% beat Tourmaline Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Natural Resources	21.25%	19.14%	8.80%
Tourmaline Oil	28.53%	11.08%	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 4.8%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 59.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil pays out 31.6% 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.

Summary

Canadian Natural Resources beats Tourmaline Oil on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.