Sasol (SSL) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SSL or VNOM?

Viper Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sasol. Sasol 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
Sasol	$262.30B	0.01	-$2.37B	$2.27	1.51
Viper Energy	$859.75M	9.31	$200.09M	$3.67	10.24

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SSL or VNOM?

Viper Energy received 168 more outperform votes than Sasol when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.92% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 54.72% of users gave Sasol an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sasol	Outperform Votes 365 54.72%	Underperform Votes 302 45.28%
Viper Energy	Outperform Votes 533 64.92%	Underperform Votes 288 35.08%

Which has more volatility and risk, SSL or VNOM?

Sasol has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SSL or VNOM?

In the previous week, Viper Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Sasol. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Viper Energy and 4 mentions for Sasol. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Sasol's score of -0.10 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is SSL or VNOM a better dividend stock?

Sasol pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Sasol pays out 3.5% 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.

Do analysts prefer SSL or VNOM?

Viper Energy has a consensus price target of $58.62, suggesting a potential upside of 55.97%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Sasol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sasol	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Viper Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SSL or VNOM more profitable?

Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Sasol's net margin of 0.00%. Viper Energy's return on equity of 6.72% beat Sasol's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sasol	N/A	N/A	N/A
Viper Energy	24.65%	6.72%	4.98%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SSL or VNOM?

1.2% of Sasol shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sasol shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Viper Energy beats Sasol on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.