Vermilion Energy (VET) Competitors

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

Is VET or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Vermilion Energy pays out -237.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% 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. Vermilion Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VET or CHRD?

31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VET or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion 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
Vermilion Energy	$2.11B	0.58	-$34.11M	-$0.16	-49.75
Chord Energy	$5.38B	1.14	$848.63M	$14.95	7.08

Do analysts recommend VET or CHRD?

Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $151.54, indicating a potential upside of 43.15%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vermilion Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vermilion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
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 VET or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 5 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Chord Energy and 3 mentions for Vermilion Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Vermilion Energy's score of 0.79 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vermilion Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VET or CHRD?

Vermilion Energy has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VET or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -1.71%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vermilion Energy	-1.71%	-1.22%	-0.54%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vermilion Energy on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.