EOG vs. COP, FANG, EQT, DVN, RRC, CRK, MTDR, SM, KOS, and SD
Should you be buying EOG Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EOG Resources include ConocoPhillips (COP), Diamondback Energy (FANG), EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), Range Resources (RRC), Comstock Resources (CRK), Matador Resources (MTDR), SM Energy (SM), Kosmos Energy (KOS), and SandRidge Energy (SD). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
EOG Resources vs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
EOG Resources beats ConocoPhillips on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EOG) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff