CTRA vs. EOG, OXY, E, CNQ, CVE, FANG, DVN, EQT, MRO, and OVV
Should you be buying Coterra Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Coterra Energy include EOG Resources (EOG), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), ENI (E), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), EQT (EQT), Marathon Oil (MRO), and Ovintiv (OVV). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) and Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.
EOG Resources received 1412 more outperform votes than Coterra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.25% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Coterra Energy an outperform vote.
EOG Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Coterra Energy. EOG Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coterra Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, EOG Resources had 10 more articles in the media than Coterra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for EOG Resources and 8 mentions for Coterra Energy. EOG Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Coterra Energy's score of 0.73 indicating that Coterra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
89.9% of EOG Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of EOG Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Coterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. EOG Resources pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coterra Energy pays out 48.6% 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. Coterra Energy has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Coterra Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
EOG Resources has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.
EOG Resources currently has a consensus price target of $142.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.06%. Coterra Energy has a consensus price target of $33.73, indicating a potential upside of 23.93%. Given EOG Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coterra Energy is more favorable than EOG Resources.
EOG Resources has a net margin of 30.33% compared to EOG Resources' net margin of 23.34%. Coterra Energy's return on equity of 24.83% beat EOG Resources' return on equity.
Summary
EOG Resources beats Coterra Energy on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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