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EGY vs. CHRD, COP, CVE, EOG, MGY, OBE, 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), EOG Resources (EOG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Obsidian Energy (OBE), 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vaalco Energy$478.99M0.82$58.49M$0.3610.47
Chord Energy$5.25B1.11$848.63M$3.9325.72

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Vaalco Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Chord Energy and 12 mentions for Vaalco Energy. Vaalco Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.90 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)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Chord Energy
9 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $151.54, indicating a potential upside of 49.95%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

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 Energy8.26% 4.67% 2.49%
Chord Energy 5.02%9.02%5.97%

Vaalco Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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.

50.3% of Vaalco Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Vaalco Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EGY vs. The Competition

MetricVaalco EnergyInternational E&P IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$369.60M$2.67B$7.74B$20.70B
Dividend Yield7.02%4.79%10.95%3.67%
P/E Ratio10.471.3276.1228.45
Price / Sales0.822,893.1025,863.9856.07
Price / Cash2.002.5435.8423.21
Price / Book0.790.704.014.33
Net Income$58.49M$269.17M$4.26B$996.14M
7 Day Performance4.72%2.20%1.04%1.98%
1 Month Performance-1.05%3.19%0.66%-0.84%
1 Year Performance-38.65%-11.41%10.53%14.36%

Vaalco Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EGY
Vaalco Energy
3.003 of 5 stars
$3.77
+5.9%
N/A-40.6%$369.60M$478.99M10.47120News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Gap Up
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.5063 of 5 stars
$113.02
+4.0%
$151.54
+34.1%
-33.1%$6.53B$5.25B7.56530News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
COP
ConocoPhillips
4.9282 of 5 stars
$96.94
+2.1%
$121.33
+25.2%
-13.3%$122.55B$56.95B12.3211,800Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.7876 of 5 stars
$15.01
+3.8%
$23.00
+53.2%
-18.4%$27.11B$39.62B14.037,150Positive News
EOG
EOG Resources
4.5453 of 5 stars
$121.58
+2.7%
$140.62
+15.7%
-8.4%$66.36B$23.39B11.283,150Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.6634 of 5 stars
$24.47
+3.1%
$26.67
+9.0%
-3.5%$4.71B$1.35B12.17210
OBE
Obsidian Energy
2.5611 of 5 stars
$6.05
+0.9%
$11.50
+90.2%
-9.9%$452.42M$533.77M5.45N/A
PR
Permian Resources
4.621 of 5 stars
$14.34
+4.1%
$18.47
+28.8%
-8.8%$11.52B$5.00B8.85220Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
SU
Suncor Energy
4.5596 of 5 stars
$39.95
+1.7%
$66.00
+65.2%
-1.5%$48.84B$54.91B11.5115,010News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
VET
Vermilion Energy
1.6092 of 5 stars
$8.59
+3.2%
N/A-24.2%$1.32B$1.45B-53.69720News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
XOM
Exxon Mobil
4.7602 of 5 stars
$111.43
+0.9%
$125.42
+12.6%
-9.4%$480.22B$339.89B14.7861,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement

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