MTDR vs. DVN, RRC, CRK, SM, KOS, SD, EGY, BRY, WTI, and PHX
Should you be buying Matador Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matador Resources include Devon Energy (DVN), Range Resources (RRC), Comstock Resources (CRK), SM Energy (SM), Kosmos Energy (KOS), SandRidge Energy (SD), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), and PHX Minerals (PHX). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
Matador Resources vs.
Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Matador Resources had 14 more articles in the media than Devon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Matador Resources and 44 mentions for Devon Energy. Devon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Matador Resources' score of 0.50 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Devon Energy received 652 more outperform votes than Matador Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.05% of users gave Matador Resources an outperform vote while only 70.87% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote.
92.0% of Matador Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Devon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Matador Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are held 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.
Matador Resources currently has a consensus target price of $70.73, indicating a potential upside of 73.28%. Devon Energy has a consensus target price of $44.83, indicating a potential upside of 44.22%. Given Matador Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Matador Resources is more favorable than Devon Energy.
Matador Resources has a beta of 2.74, suggesting that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Devon Energy has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Matador Resources has a net margin of 25.26% compared to Devon Energy's net margin of 18.14%. Devon Energy's return on equity of 22.52% beat Matador Resources' return on equity.
Devon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Matador Resources. Matador Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Devon Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Matador Resources pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Devon Energy pays out 21.1% 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
Matador Resources beats Devon Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MTDR) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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