TOU vs. CNQ, ARX, OVV, WCP, SCR, MEG, CPG, PSK, ERF, and PEY
Should you be buying Tourmaline Oil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tourmaline Oil include Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ARC Resources (ARX), Ovintiv (OVV), Whitecap Resources (WCP), Strathcona Resources (SCR), MEG Energy (MEG), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), PrairieSky Royalty (PSK), Enerplus (ERF), and Peyto Exploration & Development (PEY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas e&p" industry.
Tourmaline Oil vs. Its 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 businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.
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.
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.
61.0% of Canadian Natural Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Canadian Natural Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$54.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.71%. Tourmaline Oil has a consensus price target of C$74.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.04%. Given Canadian Natural Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canadian Natural Resources is more favorable than Tourmaline Oil.
In the previous week, Tourmaline Oil had 1 more articles in the media than Canadian Natural Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tourmaline Oil and 2 mentions for Canadian Natural Resources. Tourmaline Oil's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Canadian Natural Resources' score of 1.16 indicating that Tourmaline Oil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Canadian Natural Resources has a beta of 0.97245, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tourmaline Oil has a beta of 0.404611, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Canadian Natural Resources pays an annual dividend of C$2.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Tourmaline Oil pays an annual dividend of C$1.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Canadian Natural Resources pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tourmaline Oil pays out 42.3% 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 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:TOU) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
