Head-To-Head Contrast: Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals (OTCMKTS:COCBF) versus Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE)

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

Profitability

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

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cenovus Energy and Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

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

Institutional & Insider 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, hedge funds and large money managers 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 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.

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.