Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) Issues Earnings Results

Devon Energy (NYSE:DVNGet Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The energy company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by ($0.02), Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $3.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.32 billion. Devon Energy had a return on equity of 16.28% and a net margin of 15.37%.The firm’s revenue was down 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.82 EPS.

Devon Energy Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE DVN traded down $0.31 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $50.95. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 14,863,458 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,082,194. The stock has a market cap of $31.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.90. Devon Energy has a one year low of $29.70 and a one year high of $52.71. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $47.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.63.

Devon Energy Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. Devon Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.02%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Devon Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Devon Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. DV Equities LLC bought a new position in shares of Devon Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Devon Energy in the 3rd quarter worth $60,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Devon Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $99,000. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Devon Energy by 39.7% during the fourth quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,814 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 799 shares during the period. 69.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DVN has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Devon Energy from $41.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Devon Energy in a report on Friday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $66.00 target price on shares of Devon Energy in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Raymond James Financial raised shares of Devon Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $72.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Devon Energy from $44.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $55.59.

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Devon Energy Company Profile

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Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE: DVN) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The company focuses on the exploration, development, production and marketing of hydrocarbons, including crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas. Devon operates as an upstream energy company that acquires, evaluates and develops onshore resource plays using a combination of drilling, completion and production optimization techniques.

Core business activities include identifying and developing energy reserves, operating well programs and managing reservoir performance to generate production and cash flow.

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