Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CIVI or VTLE?

In the previous week, Civitas Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Vital Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Civitas Resources and 7 mentions for Vital Energy. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Civitas Resources' score of 0.07 indicating that Vital Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Civitas Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vital Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CIVI or VTLE?

Civitas Resources received 323 more outperform votes than Vital Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.77% of users gave Civitas Resources an outperform vote while only 30.12% of users gave Vital Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Civitas Resources	Outperform Votes 348 68.77%	Underperform Votes 158 31.23%
Vital Energy	Outperform Votes 25 30.12%	Underperform Votes 58 69.88%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CIVI or VTLE?

Civitas Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Energy. Vital Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Civitas 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
Civitas Resources	$5.20B	0.53	$784.29M	$8.47	3.47
Vital Energy	$1.95B	0.33	$695.08M	-$4.75	-3.54

Do analysts recommend CIVI or VTLE?

Civitas Resources currently has a consensus target price of $62.86, indicating a potential upside of 114.05%. Vital Energy has a consensus target price of $38.08, indicating a potential upside of 126.28%. Given Vital Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Civitas Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Civitas Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Vital Energy	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CIVI or VTLE?

94.6% of Civitas Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Civitas Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vital Energy 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, CIVI or VTLE?

Civitas Resources has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Energy has a beta of 3.07, suggesting that its share price is 207% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CIVI or VTLE more profitable?

Civitas Resources has a net margin of 19.65% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of -8.89%. Civitas Resources' return on equity of 13.52% beat Vital Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Civitas Resources	19.65%	13.52%	5.95%
Vital Energy	-8.89%	9.48%	4.68%

Summary

Civitas Resources beats Vital Energy on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.