World Investment Advisors Has $1.72 Million Stake in Devon Energy Corporation $DVN

World Investment Advisors grew its position in Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVNFree Report) by 54.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,916 shares of the energy company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,505 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Devon Energy were worth $1,719,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in DVN. Aprio Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Devon Energy by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,521 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the period. Accredited Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Devon Energy by 61.6% in the 3rd quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC now owns 808 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the period. Lindenwold Advisors INC grew its position in Devon Energy by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Lindenwold Advisors INC now owns 27,094 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $950,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Devon Energy by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 12,620 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $442,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its position in Devon Energy by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 113,308 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,973,000 after purchasing an additional 329 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.72% of the company’s stock.

Devon Energy Stock Up 4.9%

DVN opened at $49.55 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.01. Devon Energy Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $30.24 and a fifty-two week high of $52.71. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $47.75 and its 200 day moving average is $41.38. The stock has a market cap of $30.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 0.43.

Devon Energy (NYSE:DVNGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The energy company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by ($0.02). Devon Energy had a net margin of 13.71% and a return on equity of 15.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.34 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.82 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Devon Energy Corporation will post 5.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Devon Energy Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. This is a positive change from Devon Energy’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.24. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Devon Energy’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.74%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Jeffrey L. Ritenour sold 70,029 shares of Devon Energy stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.66, for a total transaction of $3,267,553.14. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 428,452 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,991,570.32. The trade was a 14.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Adam M. Vela sold 24,342 shares of Devon Energy stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.21, for a total transaction of $1,149,185.82. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 130,540 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,162,793.40. This trade represents a 15.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.71% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DVN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Scotiabank lifted their target price on shares of Devon Energy from $41.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Argus lifted their price target on shares of Devon Energy from $41.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Devon Energy from $44.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Devon Energy from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wolfe Research lifted their price target on shares of Devon Energy from $64.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, April 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $56.41.

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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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