Head to Head Survey: Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI) versus Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN)

Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Sky Petroleum and Devon Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sky Petroleum	0	0	0	0	0.00
Devon Energy	1	6	21	2	2.80

Devon Energy has a consensus target price of $44.86, indicating a potential upside of 25.68%. Given Devon Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than Sky Petroleum.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

69.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Devon Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Sky Petroleum has a beta of -15.02, indicating that its stock price is 1,602% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Devon Energy has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sky Petroleum and Devon Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sky Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A
Devon Energy	15.56%	18.14%	8.79%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sky Petroleum and Devon Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sky Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Devon Energy	$17.47 billion	1.28	$2.89 billion	$4.25	8.40

Devon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sky Petroleum.

Summary

Devon Energy beats Sky Petroleum on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sky Petroleum

Sky Petroleum, Inc. acquires, explores, develops, and produces oil and natural gas properties of others under arrangements in which the company finances the costs in exchange for interests in the oil or natural gas revenue generated by the properties. It has a production sharing contract with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania for three exploration blocks, including Four, Five, and Dumre blocks in the Republic of Albania. The company was formerly known as Seaside Explorations, Inc. and changed its name to Sky Petroleum, Inc. in March 2005. Sky Petroleum, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Frisco, Texas.

About Devon Energy

Devon Energy Corporation, an independent energy company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. It operates in Delaware, Eagle Ford, Anadarko, Williston, and Powder River Basins. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.