EOG vs. COP, FANG, EQT, DVN, RRC, MTDR, CRK, SM, KOS, and EGY
Should you be buying EOG Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EOG Resources include ConocoPhillips (COP), Diamondback Energy (FANG), 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.
EOG Resources vs.
EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
EOG Resources presently has a consensus target price of $145.30, indicating a potential upside of 15.39%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus target price of $133.47, indicating a potential upside of 36.23%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ConocoPhillips is more favorable than EOG Resources.
ConocoPhillips has higher revenue and earnings than EOG Resources. EOG Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConocoPhillips, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EOG Resources has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 4 more articles in the media than EOG Resources. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 56 mentions for EOG Resources. ConocoPhillips' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat EOG Resources' score of 0.93 indicating that ConocoPhillips is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
89.9% of EOG Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of EOG Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
EOG Resources received 395 more outperform votes than ConocoPhillips when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.52% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave ConocoPhillips an outperform vote.
EOG Resources has a net margin of 29.18% compared to ConocoPhillips' net margin of 16.23%. EOG Resources' return on equity of 23.77% beat ConocoPhillips' return on equity.
EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. EOG Resources pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ConocoPhillips pays out 40.1% 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.
Summary
EOG Resources and ConocoPhillips tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:EOG) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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