Veren (VRN) Competitors

Veren (NYSE:VRN) and Antero Resources (NYSE:AR) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is VRN or AR more profitable?

Veren has a net margin of 26.93% compared to Antero Resources' net margin of 2.31%. Veren's return on equity of 12.23% beat Antero Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veren	26.93%	12.23%	6.80%
Antero Resources	2.31%	0.74%	0.40%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VRN or AR?

Veren has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Antero Resources. Veren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antero Resources, 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
Veren	$2.59B	1.18	$422.48M	$1.40	3.58
Antero Resources	$4.33B	2.75	$57.23M	$0.32	119.30

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VRN or AR?

49.4% of Veren shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Antero Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Veren shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Antero Resources 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRN or AR?

Antero Resources received 763 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Veren an outperform vote while only 64.89% of users gave Antero Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Veren	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Antero Resources	Outperform Votes 767 64.89%	Underperform Votes 415 35.11%

Which has more volatility and risk, VRN or AR?

Veren has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antero Resources has a beta of 3.33, indicating that its share price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VRN or AR?

Veren currently has a consensus target price of $12.67, indicating a potential upside of 153.08%. Antero Resources has a consensus target price of $39.44, indicating a potential upside of 3.30%. Given Veren's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Veren is more favorable than Antero Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veren	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Antero Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor VRN or AR?

In the previous week, Antero Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Veren. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Antero Resources and 5 mentions for Veren. Antero Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Veren's score of 0.72 indicating that Antero Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veren	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Antero Resources	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Antero Resources beats Veren on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.