EGY vs. CHRD, COP, CVE, MGY, OBE, OVV, PR, SU, VET, and XOM
Should you be buying Vaalco Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vaalco Energy include Chord Energy (CHRD), ConocoPhillips (COP), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), Suncor Energy (SU), Vermilion Energy (VET), and Exxon Mobil (XOM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Vaalco Energy vs. Its Competitors
Vaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 27 more articles in the media than Vaalco Energy. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Chord Energy and 2 mentions for Vaalco Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Vaalco Energy's score of 0.97 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vaalco Energy. Vaalco Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chord Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
50.3% of Vaalco Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Vaalco Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Vaalco Energy has a net margin of 8.26% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat Vaalco Energy's return on equity.
Vaalco Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $147.15, indicating a potential upside of 46.61%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vaalco Energy.
Vaalco Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Vaalco Energy pays out 69.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Vaalco Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Vaalco Energy on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:EGY) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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