Ovintiv Inc.

NYSE:OVV Stock Report

Market Cap: US$8.4b

Ovintiv Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Ovintiv's CEO is Brendan McCracken, appointed in Dec 2020, has a tenure of 4.33 years. total yearly compensation is $13.03M, comprised of 8.7% salary and 91.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.091% of the company’s shares, worth $7.62M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.8 years and 5.3 years respectively.

Key information

Brendan McCracken

Chief executive officer

US$13.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage8.7%
CEO tenure4.3yrs
CEO ownership0.09%
Management average tenure4.8yrs
Board average tenure5.3yrs

Recent management updates

Ovintiv Inc.'s (NYSE:OVV) CEO Looks Like They Deserve Their Pay Packet

Apr 26
Ovintiv Inc.'s (NYSE:OVV) CEO Looks Like They Deserve Their Pay Packet

Recent updates

An Intrinsic Calculation For Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

Apr 10
An Intrinsic Calculation For Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Mar 23
Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Ovintiv's (NYSE:OVV) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Mar 05
Ovintiv's (NYSE:OVV) Soft Earnings Don't Show The Whole Picture

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.30

Mar 04
Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.30

Ovintiv: Management Needs To Tighten The Reins

Feb 27

Ovintiv Inc.'s (NYSE:OVV) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Feb 17
Ovintiv Inc.'s (NYSE:OVV) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Dec 05
Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

We Think Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Nov 23
We Think Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Ovintiv: Better Options Available For Investors

Nov 11

Insufficient Growth At Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) Hampers Share Price

Oct 28
Insufficient Growth At Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) Hampers Share Price

Investors Will Want Ovintiv's (NYSE:OVV) Growth In ROCE To Persist

Sep 30
Investors Will Want Ovintiv's (NYSE:OVV) Growth In ROCE To Persist
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Innovative Culture And Efficiency Gains Promise Growth, Despite Analysts' Concerns Over Earnings Sustainability

Aug 22 Ovintiv's innovative culture and efficiency improvements signal a notable potential for improved net margins and earnings.

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Aug 20
Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Ovintiv: 2024 Production Guidance Increase, Multi-Frac Technology, And Cheap

Aug 06

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Aug 05
Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.30

Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jul 31
Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Ovintiv Inc.'s (NYSE:OVV) Low P/E

Jul 17
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Ovintiv Inc.'s (NYSE:OVV) Low P/E

Ovintiv: Increased Full-Year Production Guidance After Its Q1 2024 Results

Jun 13

Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jun 06
Ovintiv Inc. (NYSE:OVV) Shares Could Be 24% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Ovintiv's (NYSE:OVV) Dividend Will Be $0.30

May 24
Ovintiv's (NYSE:OVV) Dividend Will Be $0.30

Ovintiv: Better Choices Available In Oil And Gas Sector (Rating Downgrade)

May 23

Ovintiv Inc.'s (NYSE:OVV) CEO Looks Like They Deserve Their Pay Packet

Apr 26
Ovintiv Inc.'s (NYSE:OVV) CEO Looks Like They Deserve Their Pay Packet

We Think Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Apr 19
We Think Ovintiv (NYSE:OVV) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Ovintiv: Projecting 2024 FCF At Around $1.8 Billion To $1.9 Billion

Mar 22

Ovintiv: Still Light On Oil Reserves

Mar 03

Ovintiv: A Wait-And-See Opportunity With Long-Term Upside

Jan 11

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Brendan McCracken's remuneration changed compared to Ovintiv's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024US$13mUS$1m

US$1b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$2b

Dec 31 2023US$12mUS$1m

US$2b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$3b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$4b

Dec 31 2022US$10mUS$1m

US$4b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$4b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$2b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$866m

Dec 31 2021US$9mUS$703k

US$1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$582m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$2b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$6b

Dec 31 2020US$2mUS$350k

-US$6b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$5b

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$4b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$900m

Dec 31 2019US$1mUS$298k

US$234m

Compensation vs Market: Brendan's total compensation ($USD13.03M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.70M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Brendan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Brendan McCracken (48 yo)

4.3yrs

Tenure

US$13,031,675

Compensation

Mr. Brendan Michael McCracken serves as President of Ovintiv Inc. since December 2020 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Director since August 1, 2021 and served as Executive Vice President of C...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brendan McCracken
President4.3yrsUS$13.03m0.091%
$ 7.6m
Corey Code
Executive VP & CFO5.9yrsUS$4.44m0.068%
$ 5.8m
Gregory Givens
Executive VP & COO5.6yrsUS$5.31m0.080%
$ 6.7m
Meghan Eilers
Executive VP of Midstream & Marketing and General Counsel3.1yrsUS$3.11m0.017%
$ 1.5m
Rachel Moore
Executive Vice President of Corporate Services4.8yrsUS$2.47m0.033%
$ 2.8m

4.8yrs

Average Tenure

50yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: OVV's management team is considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Brendan McCracken
President3.7yrsUS$13.03m0.091%
$ 7.6m
George Pita
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$325.45k0.0068%
$ 568.2k
Peter Dea
Independent Chairman14.9yrsUS$480.45k0.031%
$ 2.6m
Thomas Ricks
Independent Director6.2yrsUS$320.45k0.073%
$ 6.2m
Brian Shaw
Independent Director12.2yrsUS$304.21k0.016%
$ 1.3m
Steven Nance
Independent Director6.2yrsUS$315.45k0.018%
$ 1.5m
Ralph Izzo
Independent Director2.6yrsUS$305.45k0.0044%
$ 371.5k
Suzanne Nimocks
Independent Director15.3yrsUS$320.45k0.022%
$ 1.8m
Meg Gentle
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$305.45k0.0089%
$ 748.1k
Howard Mayson
Independent Director10.8yrsUS$315.39k0.017%
$ 1.5m
Terri King
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Sippy Chhina
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$291.86k0.0014%
$ 118.5k

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

65.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: OVV's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/15 04:37
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/15 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Ovintiv Inc. is covered by 64 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Patrick O'RourkeATB Capital Markets
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Thomas DriscollBarclays