VNOM vs. WDS, CVE, EXE, PBA, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, and OVV
Should you be buying Viper Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viper Energy include Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), and Ovintiv (OVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Viper Energy vs.
Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Viper Energy had 19 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Viper Energy and 5 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Viper Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. Viper Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodside Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Viper Energy's return on equity of 6.72% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.
Viper Energy has a consensus price target of $59.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.30%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.
Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Woodside Energy Group pays out 124.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Viper Energy pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Viper Energy received 526 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.84% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 27.78% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Viper Energy beats Woodside Energy Group on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:VNOM) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
