Vaalco Energy (EGY) Competitors

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Vaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is CHRD or EGY a better dividend stock?

Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Vaalco Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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. Vaalco Energy pays out 69.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Vaalco Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is CHRD or EGY more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
Vaalco Energy	8.26%	4.64%	2.48%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CHRD or EGY?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.3% of Vaalco Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Vaalco Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CHRD or EGY?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.01	$848.63M	$3.93	23.57
Vaalco Energy	$478.99M	0.84	$58.49M	$0.36	10.71

Does the media refer more to CHRD or EGY?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Vaalco Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Chord Energy and 0 mentions for Vaalco Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Vaalco Energy's score of 0.63 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	Positive
Vaalco Energy	Positive

Do analysts prefer CHRD or EGY?

Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $143.42, indicating a potential upside of 54.83%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vaalco Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Vaalco Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, CHRD or EGY?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vaalco Energy has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vaalco Energy on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.