Devon Energy (DVN) Competitors

APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Is APA or DVN a better dividend stock?

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Devon Energy pays out 21.5% 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.

Is APA or DVN more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
APA	10.53%	20.98%	7.21%
Devon Energy	16.57%	18.59%	8.95%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APA or DVN?

83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, APA or DVN?

APA has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Devon Energy has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, APA or DVN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
APA	$9.74B	0.73	$804M	$2.99	6.66
Devon Energy	$15.94B	1.31	$2.89B	$4.46	7.37

Does the media favor APA or DVN?

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 14 more articles in the media than APA. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Devon Energy and 37 mentions for APA. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat APA's score of 0.86 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
APA	10 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Devon Energy	30 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate APA or DVN?

APA presently has a consensus target price of $23.59, indicating a potential upside of 18.40%. Devon Energy has a consensus target price of $43.93, indicating a potential upside of 33.64%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Devon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

Devon Energy beats APA on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.