Vermilion Energy (VET) Competitors

Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) and Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (TSE:HSE) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Is VET or HSE a better dividend stock?

Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Vermilion Energy pays out -9.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays out -2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vermilion Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VET or HSE?

44.8% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VET or HSE?

Vermilion Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO), 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
Vermilion Energy	C$1.81B	1.26	-C$825.95M	-C$5.11	-2.86
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	C$14.69B	0.00	-C$11.47B	-C$11.41	N/A

Does the media favor VET or HSE?

In the previous week, Vermilion Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Vermilion Energy and 0 mentions for Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Vermilion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vermilion Energy	Positive
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend VET or HSE?

Vermilion Energy presently has a consensus price target of C$18.45, indicating a potential upside of 26.37%. Given Vermilion Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vermilion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VET or HSE?

Vermilion Energy received 195 more outperform votes than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.14% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote while only 57.05% of users gave Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vermilion Energy	Outperform Votes 624 57.14%	Underperform Votes 468 42.86%
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Outperform Votes 429 57.05%	Underperform Votes 323 42.95%

Is VET or HSE more profitable?

Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -45.56%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vermilion Energy	-45.56%	-24.83%	-5.53%
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Vermilion Energy beats Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.