EOG Resources (EOG) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EOG or COP?

89.9% of EOG Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of EOG Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ConocoPhillips 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, EOG or COP?

EOG Resources has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EOG or COP?

In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 15 more articles in the media than EOG Resources. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 44 mentions for EOG Resources. EOG Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat ConocoPhillips' score of 1.18 indicating that EOG Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EOG Resources	34 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
ConocoPhillips	39 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EOG or COP a better dividend stock?

EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. EOG Resources pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConocoPhillips pays out 39.6% 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. EOG Resources has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EOG or COP?

EOG Resources received 389 more outperform votes than ConocoPhillips when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.19% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 66.83% of users gave ConocoPhillips an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EOG Resources	Outperform Votes 1495 71.19%	Underperform Votes 605 28.81%
ConocoPhillips	Outperform Votes 1106 66.83%	Underperform Votes 549 33.17%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EOG or COP?

ConocoPhillips has higher revenue and earnings than EOG Resources. EOG Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConocoPhillips, 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
EOG Resources	$23.39B	2.59	$7.59B	$10.78	10.28
ConocoPhillips	$57.41B	1.90	$9.25B	$7.87	10.95

Is EOG or COP more profitable?

EOG Resources has a net margin of 29.18% compared to ConocoPhillips' net margin of 16.23%. EOG Resources' return on equity of 23.77% beat ConocoPhillips' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EOG Resources	29.18%	23.77%	15.24%
ConocoPhillips	16.23%	17.26%	8.98%

Do analysts prefer EOG or COP?

EOG Resources presently has a consensus target price of $141.05, suggesting a potential upside of 27.33%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus target price of $121.95, suggesting a potential upside of 41.55%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than EOG Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EOG Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
ConocoPhillips	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.95

Summary

EOG Resources beats ConocoPhillips on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.