Diamondback Energy (FANG) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to FANG or COP?

In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 2 more articles in the media than Diamondback Energy. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 45 mentions for Diamondback Energy. ConocoPhillips' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 1.09 indicating that ConocoPhillips is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	25 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ConocoPhillips	42 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is FANG or COP more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 33.64% compared to ConocoPhillips' net margin of 16.23%. ConocoPhillips' return on equity of 17.26% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	33.64%	13.68%	7.93%
ConocoPhillips	16.23%	17.26%	8.98%

Is FANG or COP a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Diamondback Energy pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConocoPhillips pays out 40.1% 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.

Do analysts rate FANG or COP?

Diamondback Energy presently has a consensus target price of $209.92, indicating a potential upside of 29.90%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus target price of $133.05, indicating a potential upside of 29.88%. Given Diamondback Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than ConocoPhillips.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
ConocoPhillips	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FANG or COP?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, FANG or COP?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FANG or COP?

ConocoPhillips has higher revenue and earnings than Diamondback Energy. Diamondback Energy 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
Diamondback Energy	$11.02B	4.24	$3.14B	$15.80	10.23
ConocoPhillips	$54.75B	2.38	$9.25B	$7.79	13.15

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FANG or COP?

Diamondback Energy received 306 more outperform votes than ConocoPhillips when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.16% of users gave Diamondback Energy an outperform vote while only 66.69% of users gave ConocoPhillips an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diamondback Energy	Outperform Votes 1399 78.16%	Underperform Votes 391 21.84%
ConocoPhillips	Outperform Votes 1093 66.69%	Underperform Votes 546 33.31%

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats ConocoPhillips on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.