Crescent Energy (CRGY) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, VNOM or CRGY?

Viper Energy has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Energy has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VNOM or CRGY?

Viper Energy received 499 more outperform votes than Crescent Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.01% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave Crescent Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Viper Energy	Outperform Votes 537 65.01%	Underperform Votes 289 34.99%
Crescent Energy	Outperform Votes 38 60.32%	Underperform Votes 25 39.68%

Does the media prefer VNOM or CRGY?

In the previous week, Viper Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Crescent Energy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Viper Energy and 11 mentions for Crescent Energy. Crescent Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Viper Energy's score of 1.35 indicating that Crescent Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VNOM or CRGY?

87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Crescent Energy shares are owned by 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.

Is VNOM or CRGY 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
Viper Energy	24.65%	6.72%	4.98%
Crescent Energy	2.17%	12.53%	3.61%

Is VNOM or CRGY a better dividend stock?

Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Crescent Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Viper Energy pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crescent Energy pays out -69.6% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend VNOM or CRGY?

Viper Energy currently has a consensus target price of $57.15, suggesting a potential upside of 37.65%. Crescent Energy has a consensus target price of $16.80, suggesting a potential upside of 97.97%. Given Crescent Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Energy is more favorable than Viper Energy.

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VNOM or CRGY?

Viper Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Viper Energy	$859.75M	10.29	$200.09M	$3.67	11.31
Crescent Energy	$2.93B	0.75	$67.61M	-$0.69	-12.30

Summary

Viper Energy beats Crescent Energy on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.