Key buy for Devon

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DEVON ENERGY, $48.65, is a buy. The company (New York symbol DVN; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) (www.dvn.com; Shares outstanding: 627.6 million; Market cap: $30.3 billion; Dividend yield: 4.2%) is one of the largest explorers and producers of oil and gas in the U.S. Devon continues to use acquisitions to expand operations in its core areas. The company has now agreed to acquire Grayson Mill Energy for $5 billion. That firm is an oil-and-gas producer in the Williston Basin of western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Devon reports that the acquisition will add immediately to its earnings and cash flow as it expands its position in the Williston Basin by more than 307,000 acres. Production from the acquired acreage is expected to hit about 100,000 barrels of oil a day in 2025. That will boost its output to an average 765,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day from 664,000 barrels. Devon Energy is a buy. buy…