Matador Resources (MTDR) Competitors

Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTDR or DVN?

Devon Energy received 655 more outperform votes than Matador Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.13% of users gave Matador Resources an outperform vote while only 70.85% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Matador Resources	Outperform Votes 735 73.13%	Underperform Votes 270 26.87%
Devon Energy	Outperform Votes 1390 70.85%	Underperform Votes 572 29.15%

Is MTDR or DVN more profitable?

Matador Resources has a net margin of 25.26% compared to Devon Energy's net margin of 18.14%. Devon Energy's return on equity of 22.52% beat Matador Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matador Resources	25.26%	18.52%	9.71%
Devon Energy	18.14%	22.52%	11.02%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTDR or DVN?

92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Matador Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer MTDR or DVN?

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Matador Resources. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Devon Energy and 18 mentions for Matador Resources. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Matador Resources' score of 0.46 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Matador Resources	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Devon Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, MTDR or DVN?

Matador Resources has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Devon Energy has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MTDR or DVN a better dividend stock?

Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Matador Resources pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Devon Energy pays out 21.9% 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. Matador Resources has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Devon Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MTDR or DVN?

Devon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Matador Resources. Matador Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Devon Energy, 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
Matador Resources	$3.70B	1.72	$846.07M	$7.45	6.83
Devon Energy	$16.80B	1.34	$3.75B	$4.39	7.99

Do analysts prefer MTDR or DVN?

Matador Resources presently has a consensus price target of $69.44, indicating a potential upside of 36.48%. Devon Energy has a consensus price target of $43.71, indicating a potential upside of 24.64%. Given Matador Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than Devon Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matador Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Devon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Summary

Matador Resources beats Devon Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.