Devon Energy (DVN) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer DVN or EOG?

Devon Energy presently has a consensus price target of $43.71, indicating a potential upside of 30.58%. EOG Resources has a consensus price target of $139.58, indicating a potential upside of 18.46%. 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%

Do institutionals & insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of EOG Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & 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	1.28	$3.75B	$4.39	7.62
EOG Resources	$23.39B	2.75	$7.59B	$10.78	10.93

Does the media prefer DVN or EOG?

In the previous week, EOG Resources had 16 more articles in the media than Devon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for EOG Resources and 13 mentions for Devon Energy. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat EOG Resources' score of 1.46 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Devon Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
EOG Resources	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, DVN or EOG?

Devon Energy has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EOG Resources has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DVN or EOG?

EOG Resources received 107 more outperform votes than Devon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.08% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 70.85% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Devon Energy	Outperform Votes 1390 70.85%	Underperform Votes 572 29.15%
EOG Resources	Outperform Votes 1497 71.08%	Underperform Votes 609 28.92%

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 2.9%. EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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.

Summary

EOG Resources beats Devon Energy on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.