DVN vs. APA, FANG, CNX, COP, CTRA, CVX, EOG, MTDR, OXY, and XOM
Should you be buying Devon Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Devon Energy include APA (APA), Diamondback Energy (FANG), CNX Resources (CNX), ConocoPhillips (COP), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Chevron (CVX), EOG Resources (EOG), Matador Resources (MTDR), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Exxon Mobil (XOM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Devon Energy vs. Its Competitors
Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Devon Energy pays out 21.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. APA pays out 33.4% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Devon Energy presently has a consensus target price of $44.15, indicating a potential upside of 22.24%. APA has a consensus target price of $23.72, indicating a potential upside of 2.16%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than APA.
Devon Energy has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Devon Energy has a net margin of 16.57% compared to APA's net margin of 10.53%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Devon Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Devon Energy had 6 more articles in the media than APA. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Devon Energy and 36 mentions for APA. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat APA's score of 0.74 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Devon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than APA. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Devon Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are held by 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
Devon Energy beats APA on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:DVN) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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