MTDR vs. DVN, EQT, MRO, RRC, SWN, SM, CRK, KOS, SBOW, and EGY
Should you be buying Matador Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Matador Resources include Devon Energy (DVN), EQT (EQT), Marathon Oil (MRO), Range Resources (RRC), Southwestern Energy (SWN), SM Energy (SM), Comstock Resources (CRK), Kosmos Energy (KOS), SilverBow Resources (SBOW), and VAALCO Energy (EGY). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) and Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
In the previous week, Devon Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Matador Resources. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Devon Energy and 8 mentions for Matador Resources. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Devon Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Devon Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Devon Energy received 646 more outperform votes than Matador Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.20% of users gave Matador Resources an outperform vote while only 71.50% of users gave Devon Energy an outperform vote.
Devon Energy currently has a consensus price target of $58.83, suggesting a potential upside of 24.73%. Matador Resources has a consensus price target of $74.80, suggesting a potential upside of 21.19%. Given Matador Resources' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than Matador Resources.
Devon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Devon Energy pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Matador Resources pays out 11.0% 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. Matador Resources has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Matador Resources has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Matador Resources' net margin of 22.27%. Matador Resources' return on equity of 29.02% beat Devon Energy's return on equity.
Devon Energy has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matador Resources has a beta of 3.33, suggesting that its share price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
69.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Matador Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Devon Energy beats Matador Resources on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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