ONEOK (OKE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, OKE or FANG?

ONEOK has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OKE or FANG?

69.1% of ONEOK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ONEOK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OKE or FANG a better dividend stock?

ONEOK pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. ONEOK pays out 80.5% 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 pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ONEOK has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OKE or FANG?

Diamondback Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
ONEOK	$21.70B	2.37	$3.04B	$5.12	15.95
Diamondback Energy	$12.84B	3.27	$3.34B	$16.35	8.79

Is OKE or FANG more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 30.84% compared to ONEOK's net margin of 12.15%. ONEOK's return on equity of 15.58% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ONEOK	12.15%	15.58%	5.42%
Diamondback Energy	30.84%	11.22%	6.53%

Do analysts recommend OKE or FANG?

ONEOK currently has a consensus target price of $103.53, suggesting a potential upside of 26.80%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus target price of $191.59, suggesting a potential upside of 33.34%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than ONEOK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ONEOK	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05

Does the media refer more to OKE or FANG?

In the previous week, ONEOK had 10 more articles in the media than Diamondback Energy. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for ONEOK and 26 mentions for Diamondback Energy. ONEOK's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.03 indicating that ONEOK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ONEOK	29 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diamondback Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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