Vaalco Energy (EGY) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, EGY or CHRD?

Vaalco Energy has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor EGY or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Vaalco Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Chord Energy and 5 mentions for Vaalco Energy. Vaalco Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.27 indicating that Vaalco Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vaalco Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chord Energy	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate EGY or CHRD?

Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $148.92, suggesting a potential upside of 35.52%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vaalco Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vaalco Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EGY or CHRD?

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

Is EGY or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Vaalco Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Vaalco Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is EGY or CHRD 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
Vaalco Energy	8.26%	4.64%	2.48%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Which has better earnings & valuation, EGY or CHRD?

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
Vaalco Energy	$478.99M	0.85	$58.49M	$0.36	10.80
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.20	$848.63M	$3.93	27.96

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vaalco Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.