Sable Offshore (SOC) Competitors

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

Is VNOM or SOC more profitable?

Viper Energy has a net margin of 37.84% compared to Sable Offshore's net margin of 0.00%. Viper Energy's return on equity of 3.92% beat Sable Offshore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viper Energy	37.84%	3.92%	3.28%
Sable Offshore	N/A	-145.52%	-23.70%

Which has better valuation & earnings, VNOM or SOC?

Viper Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sable Offshore.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viper Energy	$860.39M	12.68	$359.24M	$3.46	10.93
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-$629.07M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, VNOM or SOC?

Viper Energy has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.4% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to VNOM or SOC?

In the previous week, Sable Offshore had 21 more articles in the media than Viper Energy. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Sable Offshore and 29 mentions for Viper Energy. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Sable Offshore's score of 0.06 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sable Offshore	1 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	40 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate VNOM or SOC?

Viper Energy presently has a consensus target price of $57.23, indicating a potential upside of 51.36%. Sable Offshore has a consensus target price of $30.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.17%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Sable Offshore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viper Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sable Offshore	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Summary

Viper Energy beats Sable Offshore on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.