ConocoPhillips (COP) Competitors

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.

Is COP or EOG a better dividend stock?

ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. ConocoPhillips pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EOG Resources pays out 36.2% 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. EOG Resources has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, COP or EOG?

ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EOG Resources has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor COP or EOG?

In the previous week, EOG Resources had 4 more articles in the media than ConocoPhillips. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for EOG Resources and 24 mentions for ConocoPhillips. EOG Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat ConocoPhillips' score of 1.26 indicating that EOG Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConocoPhillips	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EOG Resources	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer COP or EOG?

ConocoPhillips presently has a consensus target price of $121.63, indicating a potential upside of 33.54%. EOG Resources has a consensus target price of $139.58, indicating a potential upside of 18.46%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than EOG Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConocoPhillips	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
EOG Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Does the MarketBeat Community favor COP or EOG?

EOG Resources received 390 more outperform votes than ConocoPhillips when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.08% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 66.81% of users gave ConocoPhillips an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ConocoPhillips	Outperform Votes 1107 66.81%	Underperform Votes 550 33.19%
EOG Resources	Outperform Votes 1497 71.08%	Underperform Votes 609 28.92%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, COP or EOG?

ConocoPhillips has higher revenue and earnings than EOG Resources. EOG Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConocoPhillips, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ConocoPhillips	$57.41B	2.01	$9.25B	$7.87	11.57
EOG Resources	$23.39B	2.75	$7.59B	$10.78	10.93

Is COP or EOG more profitable?

EOG Resources has a net margin of 29.18% compared to ConocoPhillips' net margin of 16.23%. EOG Resources' return on equity of 23.77% beat ConocoPhillips' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConocoPhillips	16.23%	17.26%	8.98%
EOG Resources	29.18%	23.77%	15.24%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in COP or EOG?

82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of EOG Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of EOG Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

EOG Resources beats ConocoPhillips on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.