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VNOM vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, DVN, EOG, MGY, MTDR, NOG, OVV, and SM

Should you be buying Viper Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viper Energy include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.

Viper Energy vs. Its Competitors

APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Viper Energy pays out 31.6% 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.

In the previous week, APA had 1 more articles in the media than Viper Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for APA and 19 mentions for Viper Energy. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat APA's score of 0.62 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
APA
11 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Viper Energy
9 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

APA presently has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.76%. Viper Energy has a consensus target price of $57.46, indicating a potential upside of 51.33%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than APA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
APA
3 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Viper Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Viper Energy has a net margin of 43.43% compared to APA's net margin of 9.75%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Viper Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63%
Viper Energy 43.43%5.41%4.31%

83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viper Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
APA$9.74B0.72$804M$2.786.94
Viper Energy$899.75M12.18$359.24M$3.809.99

Summary

Viper Energy beats APA on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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VNOM vs. The Competition

MetricViper EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$10.96B$7.69B$7.77B$9.49B
Dividend Yield3.20%5.37%10.94%4.00%
P/E Ratio9.998.4165.2819.95
Price / Sales12.189.8042,445.7482.68
Price / Cash15.6814.9036.1458.45
Price / Book2.071.704.045.82
Net Income$359.24M$568.61M$4.25B$258.42M
7 Day Performance-0.24%1.01%1.87%1.94%
1 Month Performance-1.61%-2.09%3.53%12.02%
1 Year Performance-9.12%-8.83%14.69%20.80%

Viper Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VNOM
Viper Energy
4.6351 of 5 stars
$37.97
+0.6%
$57.46
+51.3%
-10.9%$10.96B$899.75M9.99711
APA
APA
2.8123 of 5 stars
$19.47
-3.2%
$24.72
+27.0%
-37.4%$7.04B$9.74B7.002,305Analyst Forecast
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.6622 of 5 stars
$106.72
-2.3%
$151.08
+41.6%
-36.6%$6.16B$5.38B7.14530
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.8612 of 5 stars
$141.96
-1.6%
$193.35
+36.2%
-27.6%$41.48B$12.84B8.681,983Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DVN
Devon Energy
4.7964 of 5 stars
$33.22
-2.2%
$43.79
+31.8%
-27.8%$21.33B$15.94B7.572,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
EOG
EOG Resources
4.433 of 5 stars
$122.76
-0.2%
$139.00
+13.2%
-4.9%$67.00B$23.70B11.393,150Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.6019 of 5 stars
$23.64
-0.8%
$27.00
+14.2%
-9.1%$4.55B$1.32B11.76210News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.6176 of 5 stars
$51.86
-1.0%
$69.06
+33.2%
-17.5%$6.49B$3.70B6.96290Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NOG
Northern Oil and Gas
4.1964 of 5 stars
$29.42
-4.3%
$38.78
+31.8%
-27.7%$2.90B$2.21B4.5830Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
OVV
Ovintiv
4.666 of 5 stars
$41.65
-0.7%
$54.47
+30.8%
-14.8%$10.82B$9.15B17.721,623Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
SM
SM Energy
4.8389 of 5 stars
$27.56
-3.4%
$42.08
+52.7%
-39.1%$3.15B$2.69B3.86540News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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