Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in shares of Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 28,108 shares of the energy company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,161,000.
Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in DVN. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Devon Energy by 2,108.0% during the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 6,386,921 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $233,953,000 after acquiring an additional 6,097,658 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Devon Energy by 137.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 9,628,124 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $397,834,000 after acquiring an additional 5,573,172 shares during the period. Panagora Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Devon Energy by 42,376.5% in the 4th quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,609,228 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $132,206,000 after acquiring an additional 3,600,731 shares during the period. Kimmeridge Energy Management Company LLC grew its holdings in shares of Devon Energy by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. Kimmeridge Energy Management Company LLC now owns 8,850,790 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $324,204,000 after purchasing an additional 3,195,862 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Devon Energy by 78.7% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,360,499 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $202,327,000 after purchasing an additional 2,802,137 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.72% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Devon Energy
In other news, SVP Andrea Alexander sold 18,000 shares of Devon Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.74, for a total value of $841,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 138,529 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,474,845.46. The trade was a 11.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 4.58% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
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Devon Energy Stock Up 0.6%
DVN opened at $47.84 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $52.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.36 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.72. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.30. Devon Energy Corporation has a twelve month low of $31.47 and a twelve month high of $52.71.
Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The energy company reported $1.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $7.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.01 billion. Devon Energy had a net margin of 16.67% and a return on equity of 14.93%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 73.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.84 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Devon Energy Corporation will post 4.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Devon Energy Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Devon Energy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.40%.
About Devon Energy
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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