Hess (HES) Competitors

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Hess (NYSE:HES) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate FANG or HES?

Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus price target of $191.59, suggesting a potential upside of 32.36%. Hess has a consensus price target of $162.78, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Hess.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
Hess	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is FANG or HES a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hess pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Diamondback Energy pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hess pays out 27.7% 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. Diamondback Energy has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Hess has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Diamondback Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FANG or HES?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Hess shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Hess shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to FANG or HES?

In the previous week, Hess had 55 more articles in the media than Diamondback Energy. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Hess and 22 mentions for Diamondback Energy. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Hess' score of 0.56 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hess	31 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FANG or HES more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 30.84% compared to Hess' net margin of 17.65%. Hess' return on equity of 21.78% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	30.84%	11.22%	6.53%
Hess	17.65%	21.78%	9.72%

Which has better earnings and valuation, FANG or HES?

Diamondback Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hess. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hess, 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
Diamondback Energy	$12.84B	3.29	$3.34B	$16.35	8.85
Hess	$13.02B	3.81	$2.77B	$7.23	22.17

Which has more risk & volatility, FANG or HES?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hess has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Hess on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.