Devon Energy (DVN) Competitors

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

Is DVN or EOG 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
Devon Energy	18.14%	22.52%	11.02%
EOG Resources	29.18%	23.77%	15.24%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DVN or EOG?

EOG Resources received 108 more outperform votes than Devon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.26% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 70.91% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Devon Energy	Outperform Votes 1382 70.91%	Underperform Votes 567 29.09%
EOG Resources	Outperform Votes 1490 71.26%	Underperform Votes 601 28.74%

Which has more risk & volatility, DVN or EOG?

Devon Energy has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EOG Resources has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DVN or EOG a better dividend stock?

Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Devon Energy pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EOG Resources pays out 34.7% 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 institutionals and insiders believe in DVN or EOG?

69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of EOG Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of EOG Resources 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DVN or EOG?

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
Devon Energy	$15.94B	1.17	$3.75B	$4.56	6.29
EOG Resources	$23.38B	2.54	$7.59B	$11.23	9.58

Do analysts recommend DVN or EOG?

Devon Energy currently has a consensus price target of $46.71, indicating a potential upside of 62.75%. EOG Resources has a consensus price target of $144.19, indicating a potential upside of 33.97%. 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
Devon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
EOG Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Does the media prefer DVN or EOG?

In the previous week, EOG Resources had 9 more articles in the media than Devon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for EOG Resources and 31 mentions for Devon Energy. EOG Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Devon Energy's score of 1.12 indicating that EOG Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Devon Energy	19 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EOG Resources	32 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

EOG Resources beats Devon Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.