Viper Energy (VNOM) Competitors $37.54 -0.04 (-0.11%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VNOM vs. EXE, WDS, PBA, CVE, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, and OVVShould you be buying Viper Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viper Energy include Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Cenovus Energy (CVE), 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. Chesapeake Energy Woodside Energy Group Pembina Pipeline Cenovus Energy Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Ovintiv Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders believe in EXE or VNOM? 97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 58.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend EXE or VNOM? Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus price target of $122.82, suggesting a potential upside of 18.56%. Viper Energy has a consensus price target of $58.62, suggesting a potential upside of 55.60%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Chesapeake Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chesapeake Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Viper Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, EXE or VNOM? Chesapeake Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. Chesapeake Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viper Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChesapeake Energy$4.22B5.71$2.42B-$4.12-25.15Viper Energy$859.75M9.33$200.09M$3.6710.26 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EXE or VNOM? Viper Energy received 506 more outperform votes than Chesapeake Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.85% of users gave Chesapeake Energy an outperform vote while only 64.92% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChesapeake EnergyOutperform Votes2765.85% Underperform Votes1434.15% Viper EnergyOutperform Votes53364.92% Underperform Votes28835.08% Does the media favor EXE or VNOM? In the previous week, Chesapeake Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Viper Energy. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Chesapeake Energy and 12 mentions for Viper Energy. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Chesapeake Energy's score of 0.96 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chesapeake Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Viper Energy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EXE or VNOM more profitable? Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Chesapeake Energy's net margin of 6.07%. Viper Energy's return on equity of 6.72% beat Chesapeake Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chesapeake Energy6.07% 2.74% 2.08% Viper Energy 24.65%6.72%4.98% Which has more volatility & risk, EXE or VNOM? Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EXE or VNOM a better dividend stock? Chesapeake Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Chesapeake Energy pays out -55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Viper Energy pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryViper Energy beats Chesapeake Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Viper Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VNOM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VNOM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricViper EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.03B$7.15B$6.76B$7.55BDividend Yield3.03%24.25%11.08%4.34%P/E Ratio16.179.3541.8617.70Price / Sales9.335.7818,822.1193.31Price / Cash25.257.3835.4334.64Price / Book2.331.463.343.95Net Income$200.09M$1.10B$4.27B$247.24M7 Day Performance0.19%1.00%1.56%5.01%1 Month Performance-13.00%-9.07%-7.88%-6.50%1 Year Performance-6.76%-21.62%-6.55%-2.61% Viper Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VNOMViper Energy4.2415 of 5 stars$37.54-0.1%$58.62+56.1%-7.0%$8.00B$859.75M16.11711Positive NewsGap DownEXEChesapeake Energy4.2831 of 5 stars$100.06+0.0%$122.35+22.3%N/A$23.28B$4.22B61.771,000Analyst RevisionGap UpWDSWoodside Energy Group2.006 of 5 stars$11.52-0.9%N/A-35.6%$21.88B$13.18B14.054,380Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumePBAPembina Pipeline4.0726 of 5 stars$36.39-2.1%$56.50+55.3%+4.7%$21.13B$7.38B15.042,670Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCVECenovus Energy4.6738 of 5 stars$11.19-0.6%$29.00+159.2%-45.7%$20.40B$57.73B9.256,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpCTRACoterra Energy4.9565 of 5 stars$25.00-0.5%$34.15+36.6%-9.1%$19.10B$5.46B15.06980Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpECEcopetrol2.9092 of 5 stars$8.86-1.6%$11.00+24.2%-24.8%$18.20B$133.33T4.2418,000Upcoming EarningsDividend CutGap UpHigh Trading VolumeYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima2.5058 of 5 stars$28.33-5.6%$42.02+48.3%+41.5%$11.14B$19.12B14.3121,300Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpARAntero Resources4.6913 of 5 stars$34.03+1.7%$42.24+24.1%+11.0%$10.59B$4.12B106.35590Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpPRPermian Resources4.7541 of 5 stars$10.87+1.1%$19.13+76.0%-37.7%$8.73B$5.00B6.58220Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpOVVOvintiv4.8014 of 5 stars$32.71-0.7%$57.17+74.8%-39.0%$8.52B$9.15B4.341,740Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EXE Competitors WDS Competitors PBA Competitors CVE Competitors CTRA Competitors EC Competitors YPF Competitors AR Competitors PR Competitors OVV Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VNOM) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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