VET vs. CHRD, BTE, CNQ, CVE, DVN, MUR, OBE, OVV, SM, and VTLE
Should you be buying Vermilion Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vermilion Energy include Chord Energy (CHRD), Baytex Energy (BTE), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Devon Energy (DVN), Murphy Oil (MUR), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Ovintiv (OVV), SM Energy (SM), and Vital Energy (VTLE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Vermilion Energy vs. Its Competitors
Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vermilion Energy pays out -237.5% 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. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Vermilion Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Vermilion Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
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.
97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vermilion 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, Chord Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Chord Energy and 1 mentions for Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.56 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Chord Energy currently has a consensus target price of $150.69, indicating a potential upside of 39.27%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vermilion Energy.
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.
Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vermilion Energy has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Vermilion Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:VET) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
