Head-To-Head Survey: Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI) & Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN)

Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) and Sky Petroleum (OTCMKTS:SKPI) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Devon Energy and Sky Petroleum, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Devon Energy presently has a consensus price target of $44.86, indicating a potential upside of 25.08%. Given Devon Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Devon Energy is more favorable than Sky Petroleum.

Profitability

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

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Devon Energy	$15.94 billion	1.41	$2.89 billion	$4.25	8.44
Sky Petroleum	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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 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.

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.