ONEOK (OKE) Competitors

ONEOK (NYSE:OKE) and Diamondback Energy (NASDAQ:FANG) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OKE or FANG?

Diamondback Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ONEOK. Diamondback Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ONEOK, 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
ONEOK	$21.70B	2.32	$3.04B	$5.12	15.64
Diamondback Energy	$11.07B	3.64	$3.34B	$16.35	8.43

Does the media refer more to OKE or FANG?

In the previous week, Diamondback Energy had 3 more articles in the media than ONEOK. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Diamondback Energy and 27 mentions for ONEOK. Diamondback Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat ONEOK's score of 1.40 indicating that Diamondback Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ONEOK	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diamondback Energy	20 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate OKE or FANG?

ONEOK presently has a consensus price target of $103.07, suggesting a potential upside of 28.69%. Diamondback Energy has a consensus price target of $193.35, suggesting a potential upside of 40.23%. Given Diamondback Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diamondback Energy is more favorable than ONEOK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ONEOK	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Diamondback Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05

Is OKE or FANG a better dividend stock?

ONEOK pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Diamondback Energy pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. ONEOK pays out 80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diamondback Energy pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ONEOK has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Diamondback Energy has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Is OKE or FANG more profitable?

Diamondback Energy has a net margin of 30.84% compared to ONEOK's net margin of 12.15%. ONEOK's return on equity of 15.58% beat Diamondback Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ONEOK	12.15%	15.58%	5.42%
Diamondback Energy	30.84%	11.22%	6.53%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OKE or FANG?

69.1% of ONEOK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of ONEOK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Diamondback Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, OKE or FANG?

ONEOK has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamondback Energy has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Diamondback Energy beats ONEOK on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.