Viper Energy (VNOM) Competitors $37.97 +0.24 (+0.64%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.90 -0.07 (-0.18%) As of 06:25 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VNOM vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, DVN, EOG, MGY, MTDR, NOG, OVV, and SMShould 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 Chord Energy Diamondback Energy Devon Energy EOG Resources Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Northern Oil and Gas Ovintiv SM Energy 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. Is APA or VNOM a better dividend stock? 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. Does the media prefer APA or VNOM? 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 Which has more risk & volatility, APA or VNOM? 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. Do analysts prefer APA or VNOM? 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) 2.00Viper Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is APA or VNOM more profitable? 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% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APA or VNOM? 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. Which has better earnings and valuation, APA or VNOM? 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 RatioAPA$9.74B0.72$804M$2.786.94Viper Energy$899.75M12.18$359.24M$3.809.99 SummaryViper Energy beats APA on 10 of the 18 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 VNOM 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 EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.96B$7.69B$7.77B$9.49BDividend Yield3.20%5.37%10.94%4.00%P/E Ratio9.998.4165.2819.95Price / Sales12.189.8042,445.7482.68Price / Cash15.6814.9036.1458.45Price / Book2.071.704.045.82Net Income$359.24M$568.61M$4.25B$258.42M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VNOMViper Energy4.6351 of 5 stars$37.97+0.6%$57.46+51.3%-10.9%$10.96B$899.75M9.99711APAAPA2.8123 of 5 stars$19.47-3.2%$24.72+27.0%-37.4%$7.04B$9.74B7.002,305Analyst ForecastCHRDChord Energy4.6622 of 5 stars$106.72-2.3%$151.08+41.6%-36.6%$6.16B$5.38B7.14530FANGDiamondback Energy4.8612 of 5 stars$141.96-1.6%$193.35+36.2%-27.6%$41.48B$12.84B8.681,983Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDVNDevon Energy4.7964 of 5 stars$33.22-2.2%$43.79+31.8%-27.8%$21.33B$15.94B7.572,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEOGEOG Resources4.433 of 5 stars$122.76-0.2%$139.00+13.2%-4.9%$67.00B$23.70B11.393,150Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.6019 of 5 stars$23.64-0.8%$27.00+14.2%-9.1%$4.55B$1.32B11.76210News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMTDRMatador Resources4.6176 of 5 stars$51.86-1.0%$69.06+33.2%-17.5%$6.49B$3.70B6.96290Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.1964 of 5 stars$29.42-4.3%$38.78+31.8%-27.7%$2.90B$2.21B4.5830Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.666 of 5 stars$41.65-0.7%$54.47+30.8%-14.8%$10.82B$9.15B17.721,623Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionSMSM Energy4.8389 of 5 stars$27.56-3.4%$42.08+52.7%-39.1%$3.15B$2.69B3.86540News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Competitors CHRD Competitors FANG Competitors DVN Competitors EOG Competitors MGY Competitors MTDR Competitors NOG Competitors OVV Competitors SM 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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