Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Competitors

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

Is OXY or FANG more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 27.25% compared to Occidental Petroleum's net margin of 8.79%. Occidental Petroleum's return on equity of 13.78% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Occidental Petroleum	8.79%	13.78%	4.35%
Diamondback Energy	27.25%	9.48%	5.63%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OXY or FANG?

88.7% of Occidental Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Occidental Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OXY or FANG?

Diamondback Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Occidental Petroleum. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Occidental Petroleum, 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
Occidental Petroleum	$26.88B	1.67	$3.06B	$1.69	27.06
Diamondback Energy	$14.01B	2.96	$3.34B	$14.07	10.18

Does the media refer more to OXY or FANG?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 21 more articles in the media than Occidental Petroleum. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 39 mentions for Occidental Petroleum. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Occidental Petroleum's score of 0.99 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Occidental Petroleum	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diamondback Energy	30 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OXY or FANG?

Occidental Petroleum currently has a consensus price target of $54.65, suggesting a potential upside of 19.50%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $193.33, suggesting a potential upside of 34.93%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Occidental Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Occidental Petroleum	2 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.04

Is OXY or FANG a better dividend stock?

Occidental Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Occidental Petroleum pays out 56.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diamondback Energy pays out 28.4% 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. Occidental Petroleum has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Diamondback Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, OXY or FANG?

Occidental Petroleum has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Occidental Petroleum on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.