Devon Energy (DVN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DVN or EOG?

EOG Resources received 105 more outperform votes than Devon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.18% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 70.83% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Devon Energy	Outperform Votes 1389 70.83%	Underperform Votes 572 29.17%
EOG Resources	Outperform Votes 1494 71.18%	Underperform Votes 605 28.82%

Does the media refer more to DVN or EOG?

In the previous week, EOG Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Devon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for EOG Resources and 31 mentions for Devon Energy. EOG Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Devon Energy's score of 1.43 indicating that EOG Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Devon Energy	22 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EOG Resources	29 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, DVN or EOG?

Devon Energy has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, EOG Resources has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DVN or EOG a better dividend stock?

Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Devon Energy pays out 21.9% 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. Devon Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and EOG Resources has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. EOG Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer DVN or EOG?

Devon Energy presently has a consensus price target of $43.83, suggesting a potential upside of 36.34%. EOG Resources has a consensus price target of $141.05, suggesting a potential upside of 25.38%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than EOG Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Devon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
EOG Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Is DVN or EOG more profitable?

EOG Resources has a net margin of 29.18% compared to Devon Energy's net margin of 18.14%. EOG Resources' return on equity of 23.77% beat Devon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Devon Energy	18.14%	22.52%	11.02%
EOG Resources	29.18%	23.77%	15.24%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DVN or EOG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Devon Energy	$16.80B	1.23	$3.75B	$4.39	7.32
EOG Resources	$23.39B	2.63	$7.59B	$10.78	10.44

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DVN or EOG?

69.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of EOG Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of EOG Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

EOG Resources beats Devon Energy on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.