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 risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has higher earnings and 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	$0.55	7.15
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.20	$848.63M	$14.95	7.30

Is EGY or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Vaalco Energy's net margin of 11.97%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Vaalco Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vaalco Energy	11.97%	8.74%	4.68%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

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 4.8%. Vaalco Energy pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chord Energy pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Chord Energy has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer EGY or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Vaalco Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Chord Energy and 1 mentions for Vaalco Energy. Vaalco Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Chord Energy's score of 0.89 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer EGY or CHRD?

Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $151.08, suggesting a potential upside of 38.36%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Which has more volatility and risk, EGY or CHRD?

Vaalco Energy has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EGY or CHRD?

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vaalco Energy on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.