Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is VTLE or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of -6.37%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vital Energy	-6.37%	10.34%	5.05%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

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

86.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company 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 stronger earnings & valuation, VTLE or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Energy. Vital Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord 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
Vital Energy	$1.95B	0.34	-$173.52M	-$3.38	-5.01
Chord Energy	$5.38B	1.14	$848.63M	$14.95	7.08

Do analysts prefer VTLE or CHRD?

Vital Energy currently has a consensus price target of $28.30, indicating a potential upside of 67.26%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $151.54, indicating a potential upside of 43.15%. Given Vital Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vital Energy	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Does the media prefer VTLE or CHRD?

In the previous week, Vital Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vital Energy and 8 mentions for Chord Energy. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.46 indicating that Vital Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vital Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chord Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VTLE or CHRD?

Vital Energy has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vital Energy on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.