EOG Resources (EOG) Competitors

EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Is EOG or COP a better dividend stock?

EOG Resources pays an annual dividend of $3.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. ConocoPhillips pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. EOG Resources pays out 34.7% 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. EOG Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EOG or COP?

89.9% of EOG Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of EOG Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ConocoPhillips shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to EOG or COP?

In the previous week, ConocoPhillips had 28 more articles in the media than EOG Resources. MarketBeat recorded 86 mentions for ConocoPhillips and 58 mentions for EOG Resources. ConocoPhillips' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat EOG Resources' score of 1.17 indicating that ConocoPhillips is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EOG Resources	40 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ConocoPhillips	66 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EOG or COP?

EOG Resources received 395 more outperform votes than ConocoPhillips when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.24% of users gave EOG Resources an outperform vote while only 66.71% of users gave ConocoPhillips an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EOG Resources	Outperform Votes 1489 71.24%	Underperform Votes 601 28.76%
ConocoPhillips	Outperform Votes 1094 66.71%	Underperform Votes 546 33.29%

Do analysts rate EOG or COP?

EOG Resources presently has a consensus price target of $144.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.22%. ConocoPhillips has a consensus price target of $132.95, suggesting a potential upside of 25.28%. Given ConocoPhillips' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ConocoPhillips 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
ConocoPhillips	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, EOG or COP?

EOG Resources has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ConocoPhillips has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EOG or COP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EOG Resources	$23.38B	3.07	$7.59B	$11.23	11.58
ConocoPhillips	$54.75B	2.47	$9.25B	$7.79	13.62

Is EOG or COP more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EOG Resources	29.18%	23.77%	15.24%
ConocoPhillips	16.23%	17.26%	8.98%

Summary

EOG Resources and ConocoPhillips tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.