Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors $28.76 -2.14 (-6.91%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.76 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 02/21/2025 07:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VTLE vs. VVV, VIST, CIVI, MGY, CRC, NOG, CRGY, VRN, BSM, and VALShould you be buying Vital Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vital Energy include Valvoline (VVV), Vista Energy (VIST), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), California Resources (CRC), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Veren (VRN), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), and Valaris (VAL). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Vital Energy vs. Valvoline Vista Energy Civitas Resources Magnolia Oil & Gas California Resources Northern Oil and Gas Crescent Energy Veren Black Stone Minerals Valaris Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) and Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) are both retail/wholesale 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. Do institutionals and insiders believe in VVV or VTLE? 96.1% of Valvoline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Vital Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Valvoline 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VVV or VTLE? Valvoline received 287 more outperform votes than Vital Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.02% of users gave Valvoline an outperform vote while only 32.00% of users gave Vital Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformValvolineOutperform Votes31158.02% Underperform Votes22541.98% Vital EnergyOutperform Votes2432.00% Underperform Votes5168.00% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VVV or VTLE? Vital Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Valvoline. Vital Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valvoline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValvoline$1.62B2.87$211.50M$2.0917.46Vital Energy$1.95B0.56$695.08M-$4.75-6.06 Which has more volatility and risk, VVV or VTLE? Valvoline has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Energy has a beta of 3.12, suggesting that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VVV or VTLE more profitable? Valvoline has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of -8.89%. Valvoline's return on equity of 143.64% beat Vital Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valvoline16.34% 143.64% 8.42% Vital Energy -8.89%9.32%4.72% Does the media prefer VVV or VTLE? In the previous week, Valvoline and Valvoline both had 11 articles in the media. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Valvoline's score of 0.48 indicating that Vital Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valvoline 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Vital Energy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate VVV or VTLE? Valvoline currently has a consensus target price of $44.40, indicating a potential upside of 21.66%. Vital Energy has a consensus target price of $45.70, indicating a potential upside of 58.87%. Given Vital Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Valvoline.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valvoline 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Vital Energy 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryValvoline beats Vital Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vital Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VTLE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VTLE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVital EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.10B$8.41B$9.02B$20.02BDividend YieldN/A23.17%11.61%3.65%P/E Ratio-6.0611.3413.0734.88Price / Sales0.566.03296.3815.60Price / Cash1.287.3911.9020.85Price / Book0.301.753.804.92Net Income$695.08M$1.10B$808.15M$1.02B7 Day Performance-16.37%-1.70%-1.78%-1.05%1 Month Performance-17.10%-7.22%-5.58%-1.39%1 Year Performance-39.21%0.07%6.38%13.93% Vital Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VTLEVital Energy3.127 of 5 stars$28.77-6.9%$45.70+58.9%-39.2%$1.10B$1.95B-6.06290Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVVVValvoline4.2293 of 5 stars$39.69-1.0%$44.40+11.9%-10.8%$5.09B$1.62B18.9911,500News CoverageVISTVista Energy4.3895 of 5 stars$51.45-0.5%$64.60+25.5%+50.5%$4.90B$1.17B9.97410Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpCIVICivitas Resources4.2357 of 5 stars$50.24+2.5%$75.50+50.3%-22.6%$4.85B$3.48B4.97350Upcoming EarningsMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.557 of 5 stars$23.45+1.2%$27.58+17.6%+9.5%$4.61B$1.23B11.61210Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCRCCalifornia Resources4.3384 of 5 stars$48.30+4.3%$67.25+39.2%-13.5%$4.41B$2.80B7.611,060Analyst RevisionNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.1574 of 5 stars$35.12+1.8%$47.00+33.8%-5.4%$3.51B$2.16B4.2230Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCRGYCrescent Energy3.1188 of 5 stars$14.89+2.5%$17.50+17.6%+27.1%$3.40B$2.71B24.01700Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsVRNVeren3.9557 of 5 stars$5.24-0.5%$12.67+142.0%N/A$3.21B$2.59B3.74777News CoverageBSMBlack Stone Minerals1.9978 of 5 stars$15.13+0.0%$14.00-7.4%-2.3%$3.19B$592.22M9.34110Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendNews CoverageVALValaris4.3803 of 5 stars$44.50-2.7%$56.83+27.7%-36.8%$3.16B$2.26B3.065,985Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Valvoline Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Civitas Resources Competitors Magnolia Oil & Gas Competitors California Resources Competitors Northern Oil and Gas Competitors Crescent Energy Competitors Veren Competitors Black Stone Minerals Competitors Valaris Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:VTLE) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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