Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors $29.70 +0.25 (+0.85%) (As of 09:52 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VTLE vs. NOG, CRC, RIG, CRGY, SSL, LBRT, BSM, VRN, SOC, and HPKShould you be buying Vital Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vital Energy include Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), California Resources (CRC), Transocean (RIG), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Sasol (SSL), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Veren (VRN), Sable Offshore (SOC), and HighPeak Energy (HPK). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Vital Energy vs. Northern Oil and Gas California Resources Transocean Crescent Energy Sasol Liberty Energy Black Stone Minerals Veren Sable Offshore HighPeak Energy Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) and Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings and risk. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VTLE or NOG? 86.5% of Vital Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Vital Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate VTLE or NOG? Vital Energy currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.88%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus target price of $47.20, indicating a potential upside of 22.92%. Given Vital Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Northern Oil and Gas.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vital Energy 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Northern Oil and Gas 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has higher valuation and earnings, VTLE or NOG? Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Energy. Vital Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Oil and Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVital Energy$1.86B0.61$695.08M$14.282.08Northern Oil and Gas$2.16B1.77$922.97M$8.334.61 Does the media refer more to VTLE or NOG? In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 1 more articles in the media than Vital Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 15 mentions for Vital Energy. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of 0.34 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) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Northern Oil and Gas 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VTLE or NOG? Northern Oil and Gas received 17 more outperform votes than Vital Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 38.24% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote while only 31.88% of users gave Vital Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVital EnergyOutperform Votes2231.88% Underperform Votes4768.12% Northern Oil and GasOutperform Votes3938.24% Underperform Votes6361.76% Is VTLE or NOG more profitable? Northern Oil and Gas has a net margin of 33.44% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of 25.09%. Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity of 27.52% beat Vital Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vital Energy25.09% 9.05% 4.65% Northern Oil and Gas 33.44%27.52%12.28% Which has more volatility and risk, VTLE or NOG? Vital Energy has a beta of 3.19, suggesting that its stock price is 219% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNorthern Oil and Gas beats Vital Energy on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyHow to piss off your liberal friends… and profit from itElon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now 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$1.13B$7.81B$7.92B$19.68BDividend YieldN/A23.38%11.37%3.51%P/E Ratio2.0811.1517.0043.79Price / Sales0.617.02109.9917.84Price / Cash1.146.8912.4121.73Price / Book0.311.733.635.48Net Income$695.08M$1.17B$930.36M$987.88M7 Day Performance-5.53%-3.69%-1.68%-2.00%1 Month Performance-6.72%-5.45%-1.45%1.00%1 Year Performance-34.16%-2.97%5.51%16.82% Vital Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VTLEVital Energy3.8131 of 5 stars$29.70+0.8%$46.00+54.9%-33.8%$1.13B$1.86B2.08290Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownNOGNorthern Oil and Gas3.8003 of 5 stars$39.28-3.5%$47.60+21.2%+5.0%$3.92B$2.16B4.8930Analyst DowngradeCRCCalifornia Resources4.0837 of 5 stars$53.80-2.0%$66.40+23.4%+2.5%$3.65B$2.80B8.451,060Short Interest ↓RIGTransocean4.0777 of 5 stars$3.73-3.4%$6.25+67.6%-39.8%$3.27B$3.31B-5.155,800Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCRGYCrescent Energy4.2948 of 5 stars$14.29-2.1%$16.80+17.6%+17.0%$3.26B$2.71B22.97700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSSLSasol2.9198 of 5 stars$4.92-2.4%N/A-47.3%$3.19B$14.72B0.0028,141LBRTLiberty Energy3.9283 of 5 stars$18.84-0.7%$22.50+19.4%+1.5%$3.08B$4.45B9.095,500BSMBlack Stone Minerals2.8495 of 5 stars$14.20-2.3%$17.00+19.7%-13.1%$2.99B$471.51M8.79110Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeVRNVeren4.0641 of 5 stars$4.66-4.1%$12.67+171.8%N/A$2.87B$4.30B3.47777SOCSable Offshore2.4136 of 5 stars$21.80+4.4%$25.00+14.7%N/A$1.94BN/A0.002Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHPKHighPeak Energy2.4067 of 5 stars$14.40+0.6%$14.00-2.8%+1.4%$1.82B$1.11B11.2830 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Northern Oil and Gas Competitors California Resources Competitors Transocean Competitors Crescent Energy Competitors Sasol Competitors Liberty Energy Competitors Black Stone Minerals Competitors Veren Competitors Sable Offshore Competitors HighPeak Energy 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 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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