Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) & Allied Resources (OTCMKTS:ALOD) Head-To-Head Survey

Allied Resources (OTCMKTS:ALOD) and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Allied Resources has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Allied Resources and Cenovus Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allied Resources	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cenovus Energy	0	1	5	0	2.83

Cenovus Energy has a consensus price target of $30.75, indicating a potential upside of 84.19%. Given Cenovus Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Allied Resources.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Allied Resources and Cenovus Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Resources	$130,000.00	8.57	-$270,000.00	N/A	N/A
Cenovus Energy	$59.64 billion	0.52	$3.04 billion	$1.80	9.28

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Allied Resources.

Profitability

This table compares Allied Resources and Cenovus Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allied Resources	-342.93%	-14.97%	-12.53%
Cenovus Energy	8.56%	16.61%	8.73%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cenovus Energy beats Allied Resources on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Allied Resources

Allied Resources, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas producer, engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of oil and gas in the United States. It owns varying interests in a total of 145 wells situated on acreage of approximately 3,400 acres in Ritchie and Calhoun counties, West Virginia; and 10 wells situated on acreage of approximately 2,510 acres in Goliad, Edwards, and Jackson counties, Texas. The company was formerly known as General Allied Oil and Gas Co and changed its name to Allied Resources, Inc. in August 1998. Allied Resources, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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.