Apollon Wealth Management LLC Sells 13,110 Shares of Devon Energy Corporation $DVN

Apollon Wealth Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVNFree Report) by 29.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,859 shares of the energy company’s stock after selling 13,110 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Devon Energy were worth $1,130,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caldwell Trust Co acquired a new stake in Devon Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. PFS Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Devon Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in Devon Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Accredited Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Devon Energy by 61.6% during the third quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC now owns 808 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Devon Energy by 702.0% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 802 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 702 shares in the last quarter. 69.72% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Devon Energy

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Devon Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE DVN opened at $45.26 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $28.13 billion, a PE ratio of 10.85, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Devon Energy Corporation has a 1-year low of $28.35 and a 1-year high of $52.71. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $46.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.39.

Devon Energy (NYSE:DVNGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The energy company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.67 billion. Devon Energy had a net margin of 15.37% and a return on equity of 16.28%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.10 EPS. Research analysts predict that Devon Energy Corporation will post 4.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Devon Energy Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 13th were paid a dividend of $0.24 per share. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. Devon Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 23.02%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

DVN has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on Devon Energy from $42.00 to $59.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Siebert Williams Shank lifted their price objective on Devon Energy from $46.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Devon Energy from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Devon Energy in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on Devon Energy from $44.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $53.29.

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Devon Energy 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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN)

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