Vitesse Energy (VTS) Competitors

Valaris (NYSE:VAL) and Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VAL or VTS?

96.7% of Valaris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Valaris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VAL or VTS a better dividend stock?

Valaris pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Vitesse Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Valaris pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vitesse Energy pays out 143.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate VAL or VTS?

Valaris presently has a consensus price target of $55.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.77%. Vitesse Energy has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.99%. Given Valaris' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Valaris is more favorable than Vitesse Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valaris	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Vitesse Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VAL or VTS?

Valaris received 7 more outperform votes than Vitesse Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Vitesse Energy an outperform vote while only 35.29% of users gave Valaris an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valaris	Outperform Votes 18 35.29%	Underperform Votes 33 64.71%
Vitesse Energy	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%

Is VAL or VTS more profitable?

Vitesse Energy has a net margin of 18.05% compared to Valaris' net margin of 15.81%. Valaris' return on equity of 17.67% beat Vitesse Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valaris	15.81%	17.67%	8.55%
Vitesse Energy	18.05%	7.25%	4.95%

Which has more volatility & risk, VAL or VTS?

Valaris has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vitesse Energy has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VAL or VTS?

In the previous week, Valaris had 28 more articles in the media than Vitesse Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Valaris and 1 mentions for Vitesse Energy. Vitesse Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Valaris' score of 0.67 indicating that Vitesse Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valaris	13 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vitesse Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, VAL or VTS?

Valaris has higher revenue and earnings than Vitesse Energy. Valaris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vitesse 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
Valaris	$2.36B	1.26	$865.40M	$5.14	8.13
Vitesse Energy	$233.90M	3.32	-$19.74M	$1.46	18.03

Summary

Valaris beats Vitesse Energy on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.