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Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors

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$35.98 -0.55 (-1.51%)
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VTLE vs. MGY, CRC, VVV, NOG, CRGY, RIG, LBRT, SSL, VRN, and VAL

Should you be buying Vital Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vital Energy include Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), California Resources (CRC), Valvoline (VVV), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Transocean (RIG), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Sasol (SSL), Veren (VRN), and Valaris (VAL). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Vital Energy vs.

Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) and Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 1 more articles in the media than Vital Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 24 mentions for Vital Energy. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' score of 0.52 indicating that Vital Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Magnolia Oil & Gas
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Vital Energy
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 28.88% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of 25.09%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 20.78% beat Vital Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Magnolia Oil & Gas28.88% 20.78% 14.19%
Vital Energy 25.09%9.05%4.65%

Vital Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Magnolia Oil & Gas. Vital Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnolia Oil & Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Magnolia Oil & Gas$1.23B4.25$388.30M$2.0213.14
Vital Energy$1.55B0.89$695.08M$14.282.52

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Energy has a beta of 3.16, suggesting that its share price is 216% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Magnolia Oil & Gas currently has a consensus target price of $27.58, indicating a potential upside of 3.95%. Vital Energy has a consensus target price of $46.36, indicating a potential upside of 28.86%. Given Vital Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Magnolia Oil & Gas.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Magnolia Oil & Gas
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.23
Vital Energy
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09

94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Vital Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vital Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Magnolia Oil & Gas received 252 more outperform votes than Vital Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.18% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote while only 31.51% of users gave Vital Energy an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Magnolia Oil & GasOutperform Votes
275
60.18%
Underperform Votes
182
39.82%
Vital EnergyOutperform Votes
23
31.51%
Underperform Votes
50
68.49%

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats Vital Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VTLE vs. The Competition

MetricVital EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.36B$7.90B$9.03B$19.54B
Dividend YieldN/A23.44%11.55%3.71%
P/E Ratio2.5212.5812.3036.02
Price / Sales0.895.7049.1516.78
Price / Cash1.307.4211.6219.84
Price / Book0.371.854.385.73
Net Income$695.08M$1.18B$951.08M$993.95M
7 Day Performance0.78%2.41%2.22%3.21%
1 Month Performance28.36%13.26%11.71%5.20%
1 Year Performance-13.03%9.66%469.75%19.33%

Vital Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VTLE
Vital Energy
3.7189 of 5 stars
$35.98
-1.5%
$46.36
+28.9%
-13.1%$1.36B$1.55B2.52290Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
1.3965 of 5 stars
$25.35
+1.9%
$27.58
+8.8%
+35.4%$4.98B$1.31B12.55247
CRC
California Resources
4.5429 of 5 stars
$54.24
+2.9%
$66.83
+23.2%
+7.1%$4.96B$2.64B8.541,060Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
VVV
Valvoline
4.3875 of 5 stars
$35.35
+1.8%
$45.33
+28.2%
+0.4%$4.53B$1.62B21.8211,500News Coverage
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
2.6697 of 5 stars
$40.64
+1.7%
$47.50
+16.9%
+23.4%$4.06B$2.16B4.8830Analyst Revision
CRGY
Crescent Energy
3.1204 of 5 stars
$16.37
+3.2%
$17.10
+4.5%
+53.7%$3.74B$2.71B26.40700Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
RIG
Transocean
4.7031 of 5 stars
$4.04
+0.2%
$6.17
+52.6%
-23.2%$3.54B$3.31B-5.395,340Analyst Downgrade
LBRT
Liberty Energy
3.3869 of 5 stars
$21.06
-1.6%
$22.20
+5.4%
+34.6%$3.44B$4.45B10.035,500Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
SSL
Sasol
3.4266 of 5 stars
$5.24
+3.4%
N/A-37.3%$3.40B$275.11B2.3328,600News Coverage
VRN
Veren
4.5767 of 5 stars
$5.41
-1.3%
$12.67
+134.1%
N/A$3.33B$4.30B3.86777Short Interest ↓
Positive News
VAL
Valaris
3.2821 of 5 stars
$46.04
+1.1%
$64.33
+39.7%
-26.2%$3.27B$2.26B3.165,450Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage

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