Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) versus Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals (OTCMKTS:COCBF) Head to Head Survey

Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals (OTCMKTS:COCBF) and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals and Cenovus Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.88%	6.80%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals and Cenovus Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cenovus Energy	0	1	5	0	2.83

Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 104.92%. Given Cenovus Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals and Cenovus Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cenovus Energy	$58.94 billion	0.45	$3.04 billion	$1.45	10.10

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cenovus Energy beats Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals

Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals, Ltd. operates as an independent oil and gas exploration company in the United States. It seeks various exploration projects with potential for providing long-term drilling inventories. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About Cenovus Energy

Cenovus Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, refines, transports, and markets crude oil, natural gas, and refined petroleum products in Canada and internationally. The company operates through Oil Sands, Conventional, Offshore, Canadian Refining, and U.S. Refining segments. The Oil Sands segment develops and produces bitumen and heavy oil in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. This segment assets include Foster Creek, Christina Lake, and Sunrise projects, as well as Lloydminster thermal and conventional heavy oil assets. The Conventional segment holds natural gas liquids and natural gas assets primarily located in Elmworth-Wapiti, Kaybob-Edson, Clearwater, and Rainbow Lake operating in Alberta and British Columbia, as well as interests in various natural gas processing facilities. The offshore segment engages in offshore operation, exploration, and development activities in China and the East Coast of Canada. The Canadian Refining segment owns and operates Lloydminster upgrading and asphalt refining complex, which converts heavy oil and bitumen into synthetic crude oil, diesel, asphalt, and other ancillary products, as well as Bruderheim crude-by-rail terminal and ethanol plants. The U.S. Refining segment refines crude oil to produce gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt, and other products. Cenovus Energy Inc. is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.