CPG vs. VRN, MGY, SM, SSL, VIST, ERF, MUR, VNOM, CNX, and BSM
Should you be buying Crescent Point Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crescent Point Energy include Veren (VRN), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), SM Energy (SM), Sasol (SSL), Vista Energy (VIST), Enerplus (ERF), Murphy Oil (MUR), Viper Energy (VNOM), CNX Resources (CNX), and Black Stone Minerals (BSM). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Crescent Point Energy (NYSE:CPG) and Veren (NYSE:VRN) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, Crescent Point Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Veren. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Crescent Point Energy and 0 mentions for Veren. Crescent Point Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Veren's score of 0.00 indicating that Crescent Point Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
49.4% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Veren shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Crescent Point Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Veren shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Crescent Point Energy's return on equity of 12.92% beat Veren's return on equity.
Crescent Point Energy has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veren has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Crescent Point Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Veren pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Crescent Point Energy pays out -424.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Veren pays out -424.9% 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.
Veren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crescent Point Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Crescent Point Energy received 373 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users.
Crescent Point Energy currently has a consensus target price of $13.81, suggesting a potential upside of 60.80%. Given Crescent Point Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Crescent Point Energy is more favorable than Veren.
Summary
Crescent Point Energy beats Veren on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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