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LBRT vs. VNOM, HESM, SUN, APA, CHRD, MGY, VIST, VVV, VRN, and CRC

Should you be buying Liberty Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Liberty Energy include Viper Energy (VNOM), Hess Midstream (HESM), Sunoco (SUN), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Vista Energy (VIST), Valvoline (VVV), Veren (VRN), and California Resources (CRC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Liberty Energy vs.

Liberty Energy (NYSE:LBRT) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

98.2% of Liberty Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Liberty Energy 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Viper Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Liberty Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Viper Energy and 14 mentions for Liberty Energy. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Liberty Energy's score of 1.03 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Liberty Energy currently has a consensus target price of $21.90, suggesting a potential upside of 66.72%. Viper Energy has a consensus target price of $58.77, suggesting a potential upside of 41.41%. Given Liberty Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Liberty Energy is more favorable than Viper Energy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85
Viper Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Liberty Energy's net margin of 7.32%. Liberty Energy's return on equity of 14.28% beat Viper Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty Energy7.32% 14.28% 8.60%
Viper Energy 24.65%6.72%4.98%

Liberty Energy has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Liberty Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. Liberty 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 Ratio
Liberty Energy$4.32B0.49$316.01M$1.877.02
Viper Energy$859.75M10.30$200.09M$3.6711.32

Viper Energy received 176 more outperform votes than Liberty Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.88% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 62.68% of users gave Liberty Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Liberty EnergyOutperform Votes
356
62.68%
Underperform Votes
212
37.32%
Viper EnergyOutperform Votes
532
64.88%
Underperform Votes
288
35.12%

Liberty Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Liberty Energy pays out 17.1% 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.

Summary

Viper Energy beats Liberty Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LBRT vs. The Competition

MetricLiberty EnergyOil & gas field services IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.60B$3.69B$7.39B$18.92B
Dividend Yield2.02%2.31%10.65%3.79%
P/E Ratio7.0223.0544.8031.59
Price / Sales0.490.9529,292.9225.45
Price / Cash3.647.4435.3717.54
Price / Book1.071.253.524.36
Net Income$316.01M$288.76M$4.27B$1.02B
7 Day Performance-16.74%-6.80%-3.93%-3.87%
1 Month Performance-15.71%-3.04%-0.50%-4.82%
1 Year Performance-41.86%-14.31%146.95%0.29%

Liberty Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LBRT
Liberty Energy
4.6887 of 5 stars
$13.14
-18.3%
$21.90
+66.7%
-42.0%$2.60B$4.32B7.024,580News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
VNOM
Viper Energy
4.5113 of 5 stars
$45.15
+2.2%
$58.77
+30.2%
+8.7%$9.62B$859.75M19.38711Analyst Revision
Positive News
Gap Down
HESM
Hess Midstream
2.8832 of 5 stars
$42.28
-0.5%
$43.00
+1.7%
+12.7%$9.22B$1.49B16.98200News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
SUN
Sunoco
3.3943 of 5 stars
$57.92
-2.2%
$63.50
+9.6%
-4.7%$8.84B$22.69B8.782,389Analyst Forecast
APA
APA
3.7086 of 5 stars
$21.02
+0.5%
$28.25
+34.4%
-49.6%$7.65B$9.74B2.972,270Gap Down
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.4441 of 5 stars
$112.72
+0.9%
$162.46
+44.1%
-45.5%$6.71B$5.25B5.80530Analyst Forecast
Positive News
Gap Down
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.681 of 5 stars
$25.26
+0.3%
$27.77
+9.9%
-11.6%$4.91B$1.32B13.09210Analyst Revision
Positive News
Gap Down
VIST
Vista Energy
4.4315 of 5 stars
$46.59
-1.9%
$64.73
+39.0%
+3.3%$4.43B$1.65B9.03410Positive News
Gap Down
VVV
Valvoline
4.1864 of 5 stars
$34.86
-0.7%
$44.40
+27.4%
-20.4%$4.43B$1.66B16.6811,500Positive News
VRN
Veren
4.1825 of 5 stars
$6.62
-0.7%
$12.67
+91.5%
N/A$4.05B$4.41B4.73777News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
CRC
California Resources
4.0586 of 5 stars
$44.03
+0.5%
$66.92
+52.0%
-24.6%$3.99B$2.93B6.931,060Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
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