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
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.
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.
APA currently has a consensus price target of $23.78, suggesting a potential downside of 0.22%. Devon Energy has a consensus price target of $44.04, suggesting a potential upside of 27.76%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than APA.
Devon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than APA. Devon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
APA has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Devon Energy has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, APA had 3 more articles in the media than Devon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for APA and 19 mentions for Devon Energy. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat APA's score of 0.49 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by company 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.
Summary
Devon Energy beats APA on 12 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 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
