VNOM vs. WDS, CVE, EXE, EC, PBA, CTRA, YPF, AR, OVV, and PR
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), Ecopetrol (EC), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Coterra Energy (CTRA), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Ovintiv (OVV), and Permian Resources (PR). 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 large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.
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 received 524 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.91% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 29.41% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote.
Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Viper Energy pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy.
Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% 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 22 mentions for Viper Energy and 3 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 0.41 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Viper Energy has a consensus target price of $59.55, suggesting a potential upside of 23.21%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.
Summary
Viper Energy beats Woodside Energy Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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