ProPetro (PUMP) Competitors

ProPetro (NYSE:PUMP) and Veren (NYSE:VRN) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media prefer PUMP or VRN?

In the previous week, Veren had 3 more articles in the media than ProPetro. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Veren and 1 mentions for ProPetro. Veren's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat ProPetro's score of 0.55 indicating that Veren is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ProPetro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Veren	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer PUMP or VRN?

ProPetro presently has a consensus price target of $10.33, indicating a potential upside of 36.32%. Veren has a consensus price target of $12.67, indicating a potential upside of 144.06%. Given Veren's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Veren is more favorable than ProPetro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProPetro	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Veren	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PUMP or VRN?

ProPetro received 148 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Veren an outperform vote while only 60.08% of users gave ProPetro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ProPetro	Outperform Votes 152 60.08%	Underperform Votes 101 39.92%
Veren	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PUMP or VRN?

Veren has higher revenue and earnings than ProPetro. ProPetro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veren, 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
ProPetro	$1.63B	0.48	$85.63M	-$1.33	-5.70
Veren	$2.59B	1.23	$422.48M	$1.40	3.71

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PUMP or VRN?

84.7% of ProPetro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Veren shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of ProPetro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Veren shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PUMP or VRN more profitable?

Veren has a net margin of 26.93% compared to ProPetro's net margin of -9.37%. Veren's return on equity of 12.23% beat ProPetro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProPetro	-9.37%	1.31%	0.86%
Veren	26.93%	12.23%	6.80%

Which has more risk & volatility, PUMP or VRN?

ProPetro has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veren has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Veren beats ProPetro on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.