PARR vs. VET, CRGY, VTLE, AESI, KRP, DMLP, TALO, CRK, KOS, and GRNT
Should you be buying Par Pacific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Par Pacific include Vermilion Energy (VET), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Vital Energy (VTLE), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP), Dorchester Minerals (DMLP), Talos Energy (TALO), Comstock Resources (CRK), Kosmos Energy (KOS), and Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) and Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Vermilion Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Par Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Vermilion Energy and 1 mentions for Par Pacific. Par Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Vermilion Energy's score of 0.41 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Par Pacific has a net margin of 8.85% compared to Par Pacific's net margin of -11.40%. Vermilion Energy's return on equity of 47.63% beat Par Pacific's return on equity.
Par Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Par Pacific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Par Pacific has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vermilion Energy currently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 111.24%. Par Pacific has a consensus price target of $36.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.42%. Given Par Pacific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than Par Pacific.
Vermilion Energy received 331 more outperform votes than Par Pacific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.76% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote while only 26.76% of users gave Par Pacific an outperform vote.
31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Par Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Vermilion Energy and Par Pacific tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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