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Ovintiv Inc. OVV
Ovintiv Inc. (OVV) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.06% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $8.9B at a 13.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-27 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-27 | Truist Securities | Buy (reit) |
| 2026-07-17 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-17 | Stephens & Co. | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-07-13 | Truist Securities | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
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How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.062 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.12 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.055 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.218 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVV | Ovintiv Inc. | 7/9 | 1.63 | 12 | -2.7% |
| EQT | EQT Corp | 7/9 | 2.75 | 16.2 | +63.9% |
| PARR | PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 6/9 | 3.25 | 7.4 | -6.4% |
| EXE | EXPAND ENERGY Corp | 7/9 | 3.16 | 11.6 | +186.3% |
| AR | ANTERO RESOURCES Corp | 5/9 | 1.99 | — | +22% |
| PR | Permian Resources Corp | 4/9 | 2.6 | 16.8 | +1.3% |
| MTDR | Matador Resources Co | 5/9 | 2.56 | 8.2 | +5.5% |
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About Ovintiv Inc.
Ovintiv Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and natural gas exploration and production company in North America. The company operates through USA Operations and Canadian Operations segments. It is involved in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil, NGLs, natural gas and other related activities in the Permian in West Texas and Anadarko in West-central Oklahoma in the United States, as well as in northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Encana Corporation and changed its name to Ovintiv Inc. in January 2020. Ovintiv Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
FAQ
Is OVV financially healthy?
Ovintiv Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does OVV pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Ovintiv Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 2.06% with a 24.8% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is OVV?
In FY2025, Ovintiv Inc. had a net margin of 13.9% and a return on equity of 11.1%.
Is OVV overvalued or undervalued?
Ovintiv Inc. trades at about 13.2× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.5×–17.4×, median 7.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for OVV?
The average Wall-Street price target for Ovintiv Inc. is $72.86, about 15.3% above the recent price, from 22 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is OVV a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Ovintiv Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 12.0×, a dividend yield of 2.06%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.