FANG vs. COP, EOG, EQT, DVN, RRC, MTDR, CRK, SM, KOS, and EGY
Should you be buying Diamondback Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diamondback Energy include ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), EQT (EQT), Devon Energy (DVN), Range Resources (RRC), Matador Resources (MTDR), Comstock Resources (CRK), SM Energy (SM), Kosmos Energy (KOS), and VAALCO Energy (EGY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
Diamondback Energy vs.
Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) 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, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 43 more articles in the media than Diamondback Energy. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 34 mentions for Diamondback Energy. ConocoPhillips' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Diamondback Energy's score of 0.78 indicating that ConocoPhillips is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ConocoPhillips shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus price target of $214.17, indicating a potential upside of 18.87%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus price target of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.59%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.
Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 33.64% compared to ConocoPhillips' net margin of 17.29%. ConocoPhillips' return on equity of 19.53% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.
Diamondback Energy received 302 more outperform votes than ConocoPhillips when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.21% of users gave Diamondback Energy an outperform vote while only 66.61% of users gave ConocoPhillips an outperform vote.
Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Diamondback Energy pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConocoPhillips pays out 37.1% 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.
Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Summary
Diamondback Energy and ConocoPhillips tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FANG) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
