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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, EOG or DVN?

EOG Resources has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Devon Energy has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EOG or DVN?

In the previous week, Devon Energy had 20 more articles in the media than EOG Resources. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Devon Energy and 43 mentions for EOG Resources. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat EOG Resources' score of 0.96 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EOG Resources	24 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Devon Energy	35 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EOG or DVN more profitable?

EOG Resources has a net margin of 29.18% compared to Devon Energy's net margin of 21.71%. Devon Energy's return on equity of 24.73% beat EOG Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EOG Resources	29.18%	23.77%	15.24%
Devon Energy	21.71%	24.73%	12.20%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EOG or DVN?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$23.76B	3.24	$7.59B	$12.42	11.01
Devon Energy	$15.26B	1.63	$3.75B	$5.39	7.05

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 $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. EOG Resources pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Devon Energy pays out 16.3% 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 prefer EOG or DVN?

EOG Resources presently has a consensus target price of $143.48, suggesting a potential upside of 4.96%. Devon Energy has a consensus target price of $49.27, suggesting a potential upside of 29.75%. Given Devon Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	13 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Devon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EOG or DVN?

EOG Resources received 113 more outperform votes than Devon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.59% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 71.11% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EOG Resources	Outperform Votes 1484 71.59%	Underperform Votes 589 28.41%
Devon Energy	Outperform Votes 1371 71.11%	Underperform Votes 557 28.89%

Summary

EOG Resources beats Devon Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.