Viper Energy (VNOM) Competitors

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) and Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, VNOM or CVE?

Viper Energy has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VNOM or CVE?

Viper Energy currently has a consensus target price of $58.18, suggesting a potential upside of 22.13%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 108.04%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Viper Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viper Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is VNOM or CVE more profitable?

Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 6.72%. Cenovus Energy's return on equity of 12.88% beat Viper Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viper Energy	24.65%	6.72%	4.98%
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.88%	6.80%

Is VNOM or CVE a better dividend stock?

Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Viper Energy pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 36.6% 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. Cenovus Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VNOM or CVE?

87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VNOM or CVE?

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. Cenovus 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viper Energy	$835.80M	10.74	$200.09M	$2.33	20.45
Cenovus Energy	$58.94B	0.45	$3.04B	$1.45	9.94

Does the media prefer VNOM or CVE?

In the previous week, Viper Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Viper Energy and 11 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Cenovus Energy's score of 0.56 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Viper Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cenovus Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VNOM or CVE?

Cenovus Energy received 122 more outperform votes than Viper Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.85% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Viper Energy	Outperform Votes 524 64.85%	Underperform Votes 284 35.15%
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 646 60.32%	Underperform Votes 425 39.68%

Summary

Viper Energy beats Cenovus Energy on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.