ONEOK (OKE) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate FANG or OKE?

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus target price of $191.59, suggesting a potential upside of 36.87%. ONEOK has a consensus target price of $104.14, suggesting a potential upside of 38.30%. Given ONEOK's higher possible 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)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05
ONEOK	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Which has better earnings & 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	3.66	$3.34B	$14.07	9.95
ONEOK	$27.95B	1.70	$3.04B	$5.13	14.68

Does the media prefer FANG or OKE?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 2 more articles in the media than ONEOK. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 36 mentions for ONEOK. ONEOK's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.01 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	24 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ONEOK	29 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

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 2.9%. ONEOK pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ONEOK has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of ONEOK shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ONEOK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds 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.