Veren (VRN) Competitors $5.46 -0.04 (-0.64%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VRN vs. PR, AR, OVV, VNOM, APA, HESM, SUN, CHRD, VIST, and MGYShould you be buying Veren stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veren include Permian Resources (PR), Antero Resources (AR), Ovintiv (OVV), Viper Energy (VNOM), APA (APA), Hess Midstream (HESM), Sunoco (SUN), Chord Energy (CHRD), Vista Energy (VIST), and Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Veren vs. Permian Resources Antero Resources Ovintiv Viper Energy APA Hess Midstream Sunoco Chord Energy Vista Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Veren (NYSE:VRN) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PR or VRN? Permian Resources received 60 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Veren an outperform vote while only 64.00% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPermian ResourcesOutperform Votes6464.00% Underperform Votes3636.00% VerenOutperform Votes4100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Is PR or VRN a better dividend stock? Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Veren pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Permian Resources pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Veren pays out 23.6% 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. Veren is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to PR or VRN? In the previous week, Permian Resources had 15 more articles in the media than Veren. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Permian Resources and 4 mentions for Veren. Veren's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Permian Resources' score of 0.73 indicating that Veren is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Permian Resources 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Veren 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PR or VRN? 91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Veren shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Veren shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PR or VRN? Permian Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Veren. Veren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Permian Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPermian Resources$3.12B4.12$476.31M$1.659.70Veren$2.59B1.29$422.48M$1.403.90 Do analysts rate PR or VRN? Permian Resources presently has a consensus price target of $19.06, suggesting a potential upside of 19.10%. Veren has a consensus price target of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 132.20%. Given Veren's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Veren is more favorable than Permian Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Permian Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94Veren 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Is PR or VRN more profitable? Veren has a net margin of 26.93% compared to Permian Resources' net margin of 21.20%. Veren's return on equity of 12.23% beat Permian Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Permian Resources21.20% 11.15% 6.93% Veren 26.93%12.23%6.80% Which has more volatility and risk, PR or VRN? Permian Resources has a beta of 4.32, suggesting that its share price is 332% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veren has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPermian Resources beats Veren on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Veren News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VRN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVerenCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.35B$8.13B$9.28B$19.88BDividend Yield5.93%23.44%11.57%3.70%P/E Ratio3.9012.7813.4441.44Price / Sales1.295.6849.1017.20Price / Cash2.477.4211.6219.84Price / Book0.671.854.385.73Net Income$422.48M$1.18B$951.08M$993.95M7 Day Performance-0.64%2.38%2.20%3.14%1 Month Performance17.44%10.24%8.76%1.89%1 Year PerformanceN/A9.62%469.74%19.67% Veren Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRNVeren4.5706 of 5 stars$5.46-0.6%$12.67+132.2%N/A$3.35B$2.59B3.90777Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPRPermian Resources4.2284 of 5 stars$15.40+1.7%$19.06+23.8%+22.8%$12.37B$4.83B9.33220News CoverageARAntero Resources3.5304 of 5 stars$38.15-0.4%$35.88-5.9%+84.4%$11.87B$4.08B272.50590Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownOVVOvintiv4.1022 of 5 stars$44.90+3.0%$56.81+26.5%+13.4%$11.69B$10.13B5.951,740Analyst RevisionVNOMViper Energy3.4344 of 5 stars$50.86+2.4%$60.00+18.0%+66.0%$9.58B$835.80M21.83711APAAPA4.6092 of 5 stars$24.43+3.2%$30.55+25.1%-19.6%$9.04B$9.19B3.452,270Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓HESMHess Midstream1.8711 of 5 stars$38.63+2.0%$38.67+0.1%+24.6%$8.42B$1.45B16.37200Short Interest ↑News CoverageSUNSunoco3.0138 of 5 stars$52.15+1.7%$62.75+20.3%-11.9%$7.95B$23.07B11.992,389CHRDChord Energy4.539 of 5 stars$125.50+1.4%$173.23+38.0%-17.6%$7.67B$4.76B6.46530Analyst ForecastVISTVista Energy2.9646 of 5 stars$56.92-1.6%$61.40+7.9%+90.7%$5.42B$1.49B11.03410News CoveragePositive NewsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas1.7206 of 5 stars$25.45+2.3%$27.58+8.4%+33.7%$5.00B$1.31B12.60247 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Permian Resources Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Viper Energy Competitors APA Competitors Hess Midstream Competitors Sunoco Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:VRN) was last updated on 1/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong. 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