Viper Energy (VNOM) Competitors

Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CVE or VNOM?

Cenovus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. Cenovus Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viper Energy, 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
Cenovus Energy	$38.67B	0.73	$3.04B	$1.45	10.69
Viper Energy	$827.70M	11.85	$200.09M	$2.33	22.34

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVE or VNOM?

Cenovus Energy received 125 more outperform votes than Viper Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.72% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 60.43% of users gave Cenovus Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cenovus Energy	Outperform Votes 646 60.43%	Underperform Votes 423 39.57%
Viper Energy	Outperform Votes 521 64.72%	Underperform Votes 284 35.28%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CVE or VNOM?

51.2% of Cenovus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CVE or VNOM?

Cenovus Energy presently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 93.49%. Viper Energy has a consensus target price of $57.20, suggesting a potential upside of 9.89%. Given Cenovus Energy's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cenovus Energy is more favorable than Viper Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cenovus Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Viper Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CVE or VNOM?

Cenovus Energy has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVE or VNOM a better dividend stock?

Cenovus Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Cenovus Energy pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Viper Energy pays out 51.5% 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. Cenovus Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to CVE or VNOM?

In the previous week, Viper Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Cenovus Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Viper Energy and 19 mentions for Cenovus Energy. Cenovus Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Viper Energy's score of 0.72 indicating that Cenovus Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cenovus Energy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Viper Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CVE or VNOM more profitable?

Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Cenovus Energy's net margin of 6.72%. Cenovus Energy's return on equity of 12.88% beat Viper Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cenovus Energy	6.72%	12.88%	6.80%
Viper Energy	24.65%	6.72%	4.98%

Summary

Cenovus Energy and Viper Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.