Viper Energy (VNOM) Competitors $40.33 -1.37 (-3.29%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VNOM vs. WDS, EXE, PBA, CVE, CTRA, EC, YPF, AR, PR, and SUNShould you be buying Viper Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viper Energy include Woodside Energy Group (WDS), Chesapeake Energy (EXE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Ecopetrol (EC), YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), and Sunoco (SUN). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Viper Energy vs. Woodside Energy Group Chesapeake Energy Pembina Pipeline Cenovus Energy Coterra Energy Ecopetrol YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Sunoco Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WDS or VNOM? Viper Energy received 532 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.01% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 26.32% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWoodside Energy GroupOutperform Votes526.32% Underperform Votes1473.68% Viper EnergyOutperform Votes53765.01% Underperform Votes28934.99% Is WDS or VNOM more profitable? Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Viper Energy's return on equity of 6.72% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Woodside Energy GroupN/A N/A N/A Viper Energy 24.65%6.72%4.98% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WDS or VNOM? Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. Viper Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodside Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWoodside Energy Group$13.18B1.87$1.66B$0.8215.83Viper Energy$859.75M9.99$200.09M$3.6710.99 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WDS or VNOM? 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer WDS or VNOM? Viper Energy has a consensus price target of $57.15, suggesting a potential upside of 41.72%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Woodside Energy Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Viper Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to WDS or VNOM? In the previous week, Viper Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Viper Energy and 17 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 1.03 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Woodside Energy Group 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Viper Energy 14 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, WDS or VNOM? Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WDS or VNOM a better dividend stock? Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Woodside Energy Group pays out 124.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Viper Energy pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SummaryViper Energy beats Woodside Energy Group on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Viper Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VNOM 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 NASDAQ 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 VNOM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricViper EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.59B$7.36B$7.01B$7.83BDividend Yield2.93%23.88%10.60%4.22%P/E Ratio17.319.6049.0918.48Price / Sales9.998.6123,983.53103.59Price / Cash25.257.3835.5034.62Price / Book2.501.493.484.25Net Income$200.09M$1.11B$4.30B$248.23M7 Day Performance-1.63%-2.23%-1.20%0.89%1 Month Performance-11.50%-12.25%-6.17%3.53%1 Year Performance8.62%-18.85%159.32%5.08% Viper Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VNOMViper Energy4.4762 of 5 stars$40.33-3.3%$57.15+41.7%+5.7%$8.59B$859.75M17.31711Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWDSWoodside Energy Group1.7695 of 5 stars$12.73-0.6%N/A-27.1%$24.17B$13.18B15.524,380Positive NewsEXEChesapeake Energy3.9174 of 5 stars$102.24-4.0%$123.11+20.4%N/A$23.79B$4.22B63.111,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePBAPembina Pipeline4.2734 of 5 stars$37.65-0.9%$56.00+48.7%+8.6%$21.86B$7.38B15.562,670Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsCVECenovus Energy4.9398 of 5 stars$11.89-1.7%$29.00+143.9%-42.6%$21.67B$57.73B9.836,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCTRACoterra Energy4.9809 of 5 stars$24.82-4.0%$34.10+37.4%-10.2%$18.97B$5.46B14.95980Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsECEcopetrol3.8115 of 5 stars$9.01-1.2%$11.00+22.1%-30.4%$18.52B$133.33T4.3118,000Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima3.3411 of 5 stars$31.79-3.9%$40.73+28.1%+35.6%$12.50B$19.12B16.0621,300Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownARAntero Resources4.1163 of 5 stars$32.12-6.7%$42.44+32.1%+2.2%$10.00B$4.12B100.38590Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPRPermian Resources4.9172 of 5 stars$11.62-3.4%$18.73+61.2%-29.7%$9.34B$5.00B7.04220Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSUNSunoco3.3206 of 5 stars$56.66-1.0%$63.83+12.7%+2.9%$8.65B$22.69B8.582,300Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WDS Competitors EXE Competitors PBA Competitors CVE Competitors CTRA Competitors EC Competitors YPF Competitors AR Competitors PR Competitors SUN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VNOM) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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