EOG Resources (EOG) Competitors

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

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 3.3%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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.

Do institutionals & insiders 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor EOG or COP?

In the previous week, EOG Resources had 4 more articles in the media than ConocoPhillips. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for EOG Resources and 21 mentions for ConocoPhillips. EOG Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat ConocoPhillips' score of 1.17 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ConocoPhillips	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer EOG or COP?

EOG Resources currently has a consensus target price of $139.58, indicating a potential upside of 16.37%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus target price of $121.30, indicating a potential upside of 28.88%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has more volatility & risk, EOG or COP?

EOG Resources has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	2.80	$7.59B	$10.78	11.13
ConocoPhillips	$57.41B	2.07	$9.25B	$7.87	11.96

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EOG or COP?

EOG Resources received 389 more outperform votes than ConocoPhillips when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.08% 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 1497 71.08%	Underperform Votes 609 28.92%
ConocoPhillips	Outperform Votes 1108 66.83%	Underperform Votes 550 33.17%

Summary

EOG Resources beats ConocoPhillips on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.