DVN vs. EOG, PXD, FANG, EQT, MRO, RRC, SWN, MTDR, SM, and CRK
Should you be buying Devon Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Devon Energy include EOG Resources (EOG), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), Marathon Oil (MRO), Range Resources (RRC), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Matador Resources (MTDR), SM Energy (SM), and Comstock Resources (CRK). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) and EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.
EOG Resources received 129 more outperform votes than Devon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.25% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 71.50% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote.
Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Devon Energy pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EOG Resources pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, EOG Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Devon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for EOG Resources and 10 mentions for Devon Energy. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat EOG Resources' score of 0.76 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Devon Energy has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EOG Resources has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Devon Energy presently has a consensus price target of $58.83, indicating a potential upside of 25.74%. EOG Resources has a consensus price target of $142.09, indicating a potential upside of 18.22%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than EOG Resources.
EOG Resources has a net margin of 30.33% compared to Devon Energy's net margin of 22.27%. Devon Energy's return on equity of 29.02% beat EOG Resources' return on equity.
69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of EOG Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of EOG Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
EOG Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Devon Energy. Devon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EOG Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
EOG Resources beats Devon Energy on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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