Diamondback Energy (FANG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend FANG or OXY?

Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus price target of $212.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.60%. Occidental Petroleum has a consensus price target of $63.65, indicating a potential upside of 25.22%. Given Occidental Petroleum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Occidental Petroleum is more favorable than Diamondback Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Occidental Petroleum	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Which has more volatility and risk, FANG or OXY?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Occidental Petroleum has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FANG or OXY?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Occidental Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Occidental Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FANG or OXY more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 33.64% compared to Occidental Petroleum's net margin of 15.89%. Occidental Petroleum's return on equity of 15.98% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	33.64%	13.68%	7.93%
Occidental Petroleum	15.89%	15.98%	4.91%

Does the media prefer FANG or OXY?

In the previous week, Occidental Petroleum had 15 more articles in the media than Diamondback Energy. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Occidental Petroleum and 37 mentions for Diamondback Energy. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Occidental Petroleum's score of 0.66 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	22 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Occidental Petroleum	25 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FANG or OXY?

Occidental Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Diamondback Energy. 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
Diamondback Energy	$8.41B	6.31	$3.14B	$17.47	10.41
Occidental Petroleum	$28.92B	1.65	$4.70B	$3.84	13.24

Is FANG or OXY a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Occidental Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Diamondback Energy pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Occidental Petroleum pays out 22.9% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FANG or OXY?

Diamondback Energy received 532 more outperform votes than Occidental Petroleum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.10% of users gave Diamondback Energy an outperform vote while only 61.45% of users gave Occidental Petroleum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diamondback Energy	Outperform Votes 1380 78.10%	Underperform Votes 387 21.90%
Occidental Petroleum	Outperform Votes 848 61.45%	Underperform Votes 532 38.55%

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Occidental Petroleum on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.