Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors

Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer CRGY or VTLE?

In the previous week, Vital Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Crescent Energy. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Vital Energy and 21 mentions for Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Vital Energy's score of 0.39 indicating that Crescent Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crescent Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vital Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CRGY or VTLE?

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vital Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CRGY or VTLE?

Crescent Energy presently has a consensus price target of $16.80, indicating a potential upside of 92.44%. Vital Energy has a consensus price target of $32.36, indicating a potential upside of 104.83%. Given Vital Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Crescent Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Vital Energy	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Which has more risk & volatility, CRGY or VTLE?

Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Energy has a beta of 2.82, suggesting that its share price is 182% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CRGY or VTLE?

Vital Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vital Energy, 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
Crescent Energy	$2.93B	0.77	$67.61M	-$0.69	-12.65
Vital Energy	$1.95B	0.31	$695.08M	-$4.75	-3.33

Is CRGY or VTLE more profitable?

Crescent Energy has a net margin of 2.17% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of -8.89%. Crescent Energy's return on equity of 12.53% beat Vital Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Energy	2.17%	12.53%	3.61%
Vital Energy	-8.89%	9.48%	4.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CRGY or VTLE?

Crescent Energy received 13 more outperform votes than Vital Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.32% of users gave Crescent Energy an outperform vote while only 29.41% of users gave Vital Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crescent Energy	Outperform Votes 38 60.32%	Underperform Votes 25 39.68%
Vital Energy	Outperform Votes 25 29.41%	Underperform Votes 60 70.59%

Summary

Crescent Energy beats Vital Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.