Devon Energy (DVN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, EOG or DVN?

EOG Resources has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Devon Energy has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EOG or DVN?

EOG Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Devon Energy. Devon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EOG Resources, 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
EOG Resources	$24.19B	3.10	$7.59B	$12.42	10.72
Devon Energy	$15.94B	1.54	$3.75B	$4.56	8.22

Is EOG or DVN more profitable?

EOG Resources has a net margin of 29.18% compared to Devon Energy's net margin of 18.14%. EOG Resources' return on equity of 23.77% beat Devon Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EOG Resources	29.18%	23.77%	15.24%
Devon Energy	18.14%	22.52%	11.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EOG or DVN?

EOG Resources received 112 more outperform votes than Devon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.56% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 71.02% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EOG Resources	Outperform Votes 1487 71.56%	Underperform Votes 591 28.44%
Devon Energy	Outperform Votes 1375 71.02%	Underperform Votes 561 28.98%

Is EOG or DVN a better dividend stock?

EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. EOG Resources pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Devon Energy pays out 21.1% 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.

Does the media favor EOG or DVN?

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 31 more articles in the media than EOG Resources. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for Devon Energy and 36 mentions for EOG Resources. EOG Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Devon Energy's score of 1.30 indicating that EOG Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EOG Resources	30 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Devon Energy	42 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EOG or DVN?

89.9% of EOG Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of EOG Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer EOG or DVN?

EOG Resources currently has a consensus price target of $144.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.29%. Devon Energy has a consensus price target of $48.83, indicating a potential upside of 30.26%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than EOG Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EOG Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Devon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Summary

EOG Resources beats Devon Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.