ONEOK (OKE) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate FANG or OKE?

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus target price of $193.17, indicating a potential upside of 35.12%. ONEOK has a consensus target price of $100.60, indicating a potential upside of 36.15%. Given ONEOK's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ONEOK is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.04
ONEOK	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Is FANG or OKE a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. ONEOK pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ONEOK pays out 80.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and ONEOK has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, FANG or OKE?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ONEOK has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FANG or OKE?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 24 more articles in the media than ONEOK. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 24 mentions for ONEOK. ONEOK's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 0.99 indicating that ONEOK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	25 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ONEOK	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FANG or OKE?

Diamondback Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ONEOK. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ONEOK, 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	$11.07B	3.74	$3.34B	$14.07	10.16
ONEOK	$21.70B	2.14	$3.04B	$5.13	14.40

Is FANG or OKE more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to ONEOK's net margin of 11.06%. ONEOK's return on equity of 14.90% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	27.25%	9.48%	5.63%
ONEOK	11.06%	14.90%	5.07%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FANG or OKE?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of ONEOK shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ONEOK shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats ONEOK on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.