Veren (VRN) Competitors $5.74 -0.06 (-0.95%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.75 +0.01 (+0.26%) As of 04/15/2025 07:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VRN vs. YPF, AR, PR, OVV, VNOM, SUN, HESM, APA, CHRD, and VVVShould you be buying Veren stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veren include YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Viper Energy (VNOM), Sunoco (SUN), Hess Midstream (HESM), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), and Valvoline (VVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Veren vs. YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Ovintiv Viper Energy Sunoco Hess Midstream APA Chord Energy Valvoline Veren (NYSE:VRN) and YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Which has more risk and volatility, VRN or YPF? Veren has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor VRN or YPF? In the previous week, YPF Sociedad Anónima had 6 more articles in the media than Veren. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anónima and 7 mentions for Veren. Veren's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat YPF Sociedad Anónima's score of 0.84 indicating that Veren is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Veren 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive YPF Sociedad Anónima 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VRN or YPF? YPF Sociedad Anónima received 464 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Veren an outperform vote while only 67.53% of users gave YPF Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVerenOutperform Votes4100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesYPF Sociedad AnónimaOutperform Votes46867.53% Underperform Votes22532.47% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VRN or YPF? 49.4% of Veren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anónima shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Veren shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is VRN or YPF a better dividend stock? Veren pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.1380 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Veren pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays out 2.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts rate VRN or YPF? Veren currently has a consensus target price of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 120.87%. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus target price of $40.73, suggesting a potential upside of 27.89%. Given Veren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Veren is more favorable than YPF Sociedad Anónima.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) 3.33YPF Sociedad Anónima 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Is VRN or YPF more profitable? Veren has a net margin of 26.93% compared to YPF Sociedad Anónima's net margin of 4.15%. YPF Sociedad Anónima's return on equity of 32.76% beat Veren's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Veren26.93% 12.23% 6.80% YPF Sociedad Anónima 4.15%32.76%12.67% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VRN or YPF? Veren has higher earnings, but lower revenue than YPF Sociedad Anónima. YPF Sociedad Anónima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeren$4.41B0.79$422.48M$0.3217.92YPF Sociedad Anónima$19.12B0.65-$1.31B$5.995.32 SummaryVeren beats YPF Sociedad Anónima on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$3.51B$7.15B$6.78B$18.52BDividend Yield6.30%24.27%11.08%4.23%P/E Ratio4.109.3442.6631.15Price / Sales0.799.5019,957.4025.69Price / Cash2.387.3835.3817.53Price / Book0.701.473.334.29Net Income$422.48M$1.10B$4.27B$1.02B7 Day Performance11.25%4.28%4.14%6.59%1 Month Performance-6.06%-9.31%-7.62%-6.88%1 Year PerformanceN/A-20.79%141.10%1.23% Veren Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRNVeren3.673 of 5 stars$5.74-0.9%$12.67+120.9%N/A$3.54B$4.41B4.10777Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima3.2441 of 5 stars$28.33-5.6%$42.02+48.3%+57.6%$11.14B$19.12B14.3121,300Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageARAntero Resources4.6827 of 5 stars$34.03+1.7%$42.24+24.1%+14.0%$10.59B$4.12B106.35590Short Interest ↓News CoveragePRPermian Resources4.7455 of 5 stars$10.87+1.1%$19.13+76.0%-37.8%$8.73B$5.00B6.58220Analyst ForecastPositive NewsOVVOvintiv4.7994 of 5 stars$32.71-0.7%$57.17+74.8%-38.8%$8.52B$9.15B4.341,740Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVNOMViper Energy4.2418 of 5 stars$37.60-0.1%$58.77+56.3%-4.6%$8.01B$859.75M16.14711Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSUNSunoco3.2936 of 5 stars$52.45-0.7%$63.83+21.7%+8.6%$8.01B$22.69B7.952,389High Trading VolumeHESMHess Midstream3.7746 of 5 stars$36.12-2.9%$43.00+19.1%+6.5%$7.87B$1.49B14.50200Positive NewsAPAAPA3.8125 of 5 stars$14.96-1.4%$27.68+85.1%-55.1%$5.45B$9.74B2.112,270Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCHRDChord Energy4.5289 of 5 stars$86.02-2.0%$160.31+86.4%-52.3%$5.12B$5.25B4.43530Analyst ForecastVVVValvoline4.5529 of 5 stars$33.04-4.3%$43.67+32.2%-18.4%$4.20B$1.66B15.8111,500Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies YPF Sociedad Anónima Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Viper Energy Competitors Sunoco Competitors Hess Midstream Competitors APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VRN) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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