Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, VTLE or CHRD?

Vital Energy has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to VTLE or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 20 more articles in the media than Vital Energy. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Chord Energy and 7 mentions for Vital Energy. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.19 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VTLE or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of -38.52%. Vital Energy's return on equity of 11.86% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vital Energy	-38.52%	11.86%	5.45%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

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. 1.2% of Vital Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend VTLE or CHRD?

Vital Energy currently has a consensus price target of $28.20, suggesting a potential upside of 53.62%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $148.92, suggesting a potential upside of 39.97%. Given Vital Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.73
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	0.36	-$173.52M	-$19.79	-0.93
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.16	$848.63M	$3.93	27.07

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vital Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.