Vaalco Energy (EGY) Competitors

Vaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate EGY or CHRD?

Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $148.77, suggesting a potential upside of 45.72%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vaalco Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vaalco Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Does the media refer more to EGY or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 25 more articles in the media than Vaalco Energy. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Chord Energy and 1 mentions for Vaalco Energy. Vaalco Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.40 indicating that Vaalco Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vaalco Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	17 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EGY or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vaalco Energy. Vaalco Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord 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
Vaalco Energy	$478.99M	0.81	$58.49M	$0.36	10.29
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.11	$848.63M	$3.93	25.98

Is EGY or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Vaalco Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Vaalco Energy pays out 69.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Vaalco Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, EGY or CHRD?

Vaalco Energy has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EGY or CHRD more profitable?

Vaalco Energy has a net margin of 8.26% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat Vaalco Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vaalco Energy	8.26%	4.64%	2.48%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EGY or CHRD?

50.3% of Vaalco Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Vaalco Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vaalco Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.