ConocoPhillips (COP) Competitors

ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, COP or EOG?

ConocoPhillips has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EOG Resources has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is COP or EOG more profitable?

EOG Resources has a net margin of 30.33% compared to ConocoPhillips' net margin of 18.40%. EOG Resources' return on equity of 24.83% beat ConocoPhillips' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConocoPhillips	18.40%	20.85%	10.79%
EOG Resources	30.33%	24.83%	15.82%

Does the media prefer COP or EOG?

In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 28 more articles in the media than EOG Resources. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 14 mentions for EOG Resources. EOG Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat ConocoPhillips' score of 0.74 indicating that EOG Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConocoPhillips	19 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EOG Resources	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in COP or EOG?

82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of EOG Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of EOG Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, COP or EOG?

ConocoPhillips has higher revenue and earnings than EOG Resources. EOG Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConocoPhillips, 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
ConocoPhillips	$58.57B	2.30	$10.96B	$8.83	13.06
EOG Resources	$24.19B	2.90	$7.59B	$12.66	9.63

Do analysts rate COP or EOG?

ConocoPhillips presently has a consensus price target of $143.24, indicating a potential upside of 24.24%. EOG Resources has a consensus price target of $142.09, indicating a potential upside of 16.53%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than EOG Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConocoPhillips	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
EOG Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39

Is COP or EOG a better dividend stock?

ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. ConocoPhillips pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EOG Resources pays out 28.8% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer COP or EOG?

EOG Resources received 412 more outperform votes than ConocoPhillips when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.25% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 66.33% of users gave ConocoPhillips an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ConocoPhillips	Outperform Votes 1054 66.33%	Underperform Votes 535 33.67%
EOG Resources	Outperform Votes 1466 72.25%	Underperform Votes 563 27.75%

Summary

EOG Resources beats ConocoPhillips on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.