Crescent Energy (CRGY) Competitors

Crescent Energy (NYSE:CRGY) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRGY or VNOM?

Viper Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crescent Energy. Crescent 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
Crescent Energy	$3.22B	0.68	$67.61M	-$0.45	-19.16
Viper Energy	$899.75M	9.47	$200.09M	$3.80	10.53

Which has more volatility & risk, CRGY or VNOM?

Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRGY or VNOM a better dividend stock?

Crescent Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Crescent Energy pays out -106.7% 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. Crescent Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Crescent Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer CRGY or VNOM?

In the previous week, Crescent Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Viper Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Crescent Energy and 12 mentions for Viper Energy. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Viper Energy's score of 1.33 indicating that Crescent Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crescent Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Viper Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRGY or VNOM?

52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate CRGY or VNOM?

Crescent Energy presently has a consensus target price of $16.30, suggesting a potential upside of 89.10%. Viper Energy has a consensus target price of $56.08, suggesting a potential upside of 40.16%. Given Crescent Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than Viper Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Viper Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CRGY or VNOM more profitable?

Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Crescent Energy's net margin of 2.17%. Crescent Energy's return on equity of 12.53% beat Viper Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Energy	2.17%	12.53%	3.61%
Viper Energy	24.65%	6.72%	4.98%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CRGY or VNOM?

Viper Energy received 503 more outperform votes than Crescent Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.10% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave Crescent Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crescent Energy	Outperform Votes 38 59.38%	Underperform Votes 26 40.63%
Viper Energy	Outperform Votes 541 65.10%	Underperform Votes 290 34.90%

Summary

Crescent Energy and Viper Energy tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.