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Ovintiv Inc.

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$OVV·$16B·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Energy
$62.31-1.4%YTD+55.4%1Y+57.7%
Mentions · last 7 days
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Price updated 12h ago·X counts updated 10h ago
OVOVV
$OVVOvintiv Inc.
$62.31-1.41%33 posts+25%
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $OVV, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-14

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Ovintiv up 55% YTD — solid FCF with natural gas upside, and possibly added to S&P/TSX Composite on Sept 18.

Ovintiv Inc is a large-cap North American E&P (exploration and production) operator — the specific Permian-plus-Montney-focused franchise that has been re-rated on the specific competent-operator framing plus natural-gas-cycle upside.

  • The Q2 mechanics were mechanically strong: revenue of $3.01B grew (comp base) at a 47% gross margin, EPS of $1.74 missed consensus of $1.94 by 10% (but net earnings of $456M at $1.75/share are described as strong), and the mechanical picture reflects continued disciplined operational execution — for a business at just 17x TTM PE and 1.67x sales with a 25.5% FCF yield and consensus FY26 EPS of $7.20 putting the forward at ~8.6x, that's deep-value with specific commodity upside optionality.
  • The Ksi Lisims LNG framing is the specific structural anchor: OVV was flagged as one of the few remaining names able to supply the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal (1.59 Bcf/d) — that's the specific structural competitive-positioning that supports continued upward multiple pressure as LNG-export capacity comes online, and possibly added to the S&P/TSX Composite on September 18 adds specific passive-flow catalyst.
  • The tape confirms accelerating: shares sit at the 92nd percentile of the 52-week range, +8% vs the 50-day and +23% vs the 200-day, up 55% YTD, +58% TTM — that's the specific pattern of a market re-rating a competent-operator E&P during a favorable commodity cycle. Recent insider activity (McCracken M-Exempt + D-Return, A-Awards) is compensation-linked, not distribution.

What extends the accelerating trajectory is the Nov 3 print confirming operational execution continues plus specific commentary on the Ksi Lisims LNG contract progression; what interrupts it is a specific commodity-price break or an unexpected S&P/TSX Composite non-inclusion.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish X read has the specific facts right — Ovintiv reporting Q2 net earnings of ~$456M ($1.75/share) framed as "what a competent E&P operator looks like," focused on cash rather than chasing high-priced deals, OVV flagged as one of the few remaining names able to supply the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal (1.59 Bcf/d), and possibly added to the S&P/TSX Composite on September 18 are all real and support the accelerating trajectory.

What to watch: Nov 3 Q3 earnings — operational execution, Ksi Lisims LNG contract progression, and S&P/TSX Composite inclusion on Sept 18. A commodity-price break or S&P/TSX Composite non-inclusion is what interrupts the trajectory.

On the calendar: 2026-11-03 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment9 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-30

Ovintiv reported Q2 net earnings of ~$456M ($1.75/share) and was framed as 'what a competent E&P operator looks like' — focused on cash, not chasing high-priced deals. OVV was flagged as one of the few remaining names able to supply the Ksi Lisims LNG terminal (1.59 Bcf/d), and possibly added to the S&P/TSX Composite on September 18.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Oil and gas E&P company with major assets in the Permian Basin, Anadarko Basin, and Montney formation producing crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Exploration & Production sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $OVV.

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

No material change from last week — an outcome that compresses the upside price optionality that E&Ps have been pricing.

What this means for $OVV

Neutral — Oil and gas E&P company with major assets in the Permian Basin, Anadarko Basin, and Montney formation producing crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs; limited read-through from oil & gas exploration & production macro dynamics to this specific revenue mix.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+38.9%YTD
+36.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
17.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
2.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
4.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
25.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
7.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
47.0%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 23, 2026$1.74$1.94-10.3%
Q1 2026May 11, 2026$1.90$1.89+0.5%
Q4 2025Feb 23, 2026$1.39$1.01+37.6%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$1.03$0.95+8.6%
Next earningsTue, Nov 3·consensus EPS $1.75

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$2.5B+6.5%55.7%-29.8%$-2.35$451.0M
Q4 FY25$2.1B-5.3%26.4%19.8%$3.67$2.6B
Q3 FY25$2.0B-13.1%49.4%13.5%$0.58$269.8M
Q2 FY25$2.3B+1.3%53.9%22.0%$1.19$492.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 7 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$9.8B$9.1B – $10.5B$7.20$6.98 – $7.597
FY27$9.1B$8.1B – $9.9B$6.89$5.55 – $7.447
FY28$9.5B$7.5B – $11.5B$8.15$4.43 – $10.416
FY29$9.0B$7.5B – $10.4B$7.18$5.66 – $8.715
FY30$9.5B$7.9B – $11.0B$8.04$6.33 – $9.753

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.92%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+8.5%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+23.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 274.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.545-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMar 13Eilers Meghan NicoleEVP, M&M & GC11.6K sh$634K
+ 56 other (42 awards · 11 exempts · 2 inkinds · 1 return) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KShareholder voteMay 88-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Ovintiv (OVV) held its 2026 Annual Meeting on May 6, 2026, electing all 11 director nominees. Thomas G. Ricks drew the most opposition (~8.4M against, ~212M for) and Steven W. Nance drew ~4.0M against; all others received strong support. Say-on-pay was approved (212.5M for, 7.3M against) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as auditor (229.5M for, 5.5M against). Routine governance; elevated opposition to Ricks and Nance may reflect investor concerns over board composition or compensation.

8-KAgreement terminatedApr 98-K — Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 2.01: Acquisition completed · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationMar 2S-3ASR
3New insider — initial holdingsFeb 243
8-KMaterial agreementFeb 238-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
8-K/AOfficer or director change (amended)Feb 208-K/A — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KPress release / Reg FDFeb 178-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 16 other (5 13Gs · 3 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Ovintiv Inc (OVV) Shares Surge 3.6% -- What GF Score of 63 Tells Investorsgurufocus.com·16d agoOvintiv: Solid Free Cash Flow With Natural Gas Upsideseekingalpha.com·16d agoWhy Ovintiv's Permian and Montney Assets Matter for Investors Todayzacks.com·17d agoOvintiv: Better Estimates And A Stronger Balance Sheet Support A Buyseekingalpha.com·17d agoOvintiv Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Yzacks.com·18d ago

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