Viper Energy (VNOM) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VNOM or CVE?

Cenovus Energy received 121 more outperform votes than Viper Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.86% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 60.30% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Viper Energy	Outperform Votes 526 64.86%	Underperform Votes 285 35.14%
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 647 60.30%	Underperform Votes 426 39.70%

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 2.3%. Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Viper Energy pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cenovus Energy pays out 35.2% 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 analysts recommend VNOM or CVE?

Viper Energy currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.80%. Cenovus Energy has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 99.27%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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%

Does the media refer more to VNOM or CVE?

In the previous week, Viper Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Viper Energy and 5 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Viper Energy's score of 1.16 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Viper Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cenovus Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, VNOM or CVE?

Viper Energy has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$827.70M	11.69	$200.09M	$2.33	22.05
Cenovus Energy	$38.67B	0.71	$3.04B	$1.45	10.38

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VNOM or CVE?

87.7% of Viper Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Viper Energy and Cenovus Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.