Marathon Oil (MRO) Competitors

Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) and Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FANG or MRO?

Diamondback Energy received 328 more outperform votes than Marathon Oil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.09% of users gave Diamondback Energy an outperform vote while only 65.98% of users gave Marathon Oil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diamondback Energy	Outperform Votes 1379 78.09%	Underperform Votes 387 21.91%
Marathon Oil	Outperform Votes 1051 65.98%	Underperform Votes 542 34.02%

Which has more volatility & risk, FANG or MRO?

Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Oil has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FANG or MRO more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 33.64% compared to Marathon Oil's net margin of 19.73%. Diamondback Energy's return on equity of 13.68% beat Marathon Oil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamondback Energy	33.64%	13.68%	7.93%
Marathon Oil	19.73%	12.80%	7.35%

Is FANG or MRO a better dividend stock?

Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Marathon Oil pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Diamondback Energy pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marathon Oil pays out 18.9% 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FANG or MRO?

Diamondback Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Marathon Oil. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Oil, 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
Diamondback Energy	$9.58B	5.38	$3.14B	$17.47	10.11
Marathon Oil	$6.53B	2.45	$1.55B	$2.33	12.27

Do analysts prefer FANG or MRO?

Diamondback Energy currently has a consensus target price of $209.64, indicating a potential upside of 18.71%. Marathon Oil has a consensus target price of $31.12, indicating a potential upside of 8.84%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than Marathon Oil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamondback Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Marathon Oil	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FANG or MRO?

90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of Marathon Oil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Marathon Oil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FANG or MRO?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 27 more articles in the media than Marathon Oil. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 9 mentions for Marathon Oil. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Marathon Oil's score of 1.05 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Diamondback Energy	25 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Oil	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats Marathon Oil on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.