EOG vs. BKR, FANG, COP, MPC, MTDR, PBF, PSX, SU, XOM, and EQT
Should you be buying EOG Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EOG Resources include Baker Hughes (BKR), Diamondback Energy (FANG), ConocoPhillips (COP), Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Matador Resources (MTDR), PBF Energy (PBF), Phillips 66 (PSX), Suncor Energy (SU), Exxon Mobil (XOM), and EQT (EQT). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
EOG Resources vs. Its Competitors
Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) and EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.
92.1% of Baker Hughes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of EOG Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baker Hughes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of EOG Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
EOG Resources has a net margin of 26.14% compared to Baker Hughes' net margin of 10.51%. EOG Resources' return on equity of 22.35% beat Baker Hughes' return on equity.
In the previous week, Baker Hughes had 4 more articles in the media than EOG Resources. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Baker Hughes and 28 mentions for EOG Resources. EOG Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Baker Hughes' score of 1.05 indicating that EOG Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Baker Hughes pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Baker Hughes pays out 31.4% 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. Baker Hughes has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and EOG Resources has increased 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.
Baker Hughes has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EOG Resources has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
EOG Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baker Hughes. EOG Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baker Hughes, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Baker Hughes currently has a consensus target price of $48.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.41%. EOG Resources has a consensus target price of $139.48, indicating a potential upside of 12.02%. Given Baker Hughes' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Baker Hughes is more favorable than EOG Resources.
Summary
Baker Hughes and EOG Resources tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EOG) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff