EGY vs. CHRD, COP, MGY, MTDR, 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), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), 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
Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Vaalco Energy (NYSE:EGY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.
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, 1.7% of Vaalco Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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 6.4%. 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.
Chord Energy currently has a consensus target price of $138.38, indicating a potential upside of 49.64%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vaalco Energy.
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.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Vaalco Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Chord Energy and 3 mentions for Vaalco Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Vaalco Energy's score of 0.98 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Chord Energy has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vaalco Energy has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Vaalco Energy on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (NYSE:EGY) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
