Sable Offshore (SOC) Competitors

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) and Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VNOM or SOC?

Viper Energy received 527 more outperform votes than Sable Offshore when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Sable Offshore an outperform vote while only 65.10% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Viper Energy	Outperform Votes 541 65.10%	Underperform Votes 290 34.90%
Sable Offshore	Outperform Votes 14 66.67%	Underperform Votes 7 33.33%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VNOM or SOC?

87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of Sable Offshore shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, VNOM or SOC?

Viper Energy has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sable Offshore has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VNOM or SOC more profitable?

Viper Energy has a net margin of 24.65% compared to Sable Offshore's net margin of 0.00%. Viper Energy's return on equity of 6.72% beat Sable Offshore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viper Energy	24.65%	6.72%	4.98%
Sable Offshore	N/A	-319.58%	-39.11%

Does the media prefer VNOM or SOC?

In the previous week, Sable Offshore had 20 more articles in the media than Viper Energy. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Sable Offshore and 12 mentions for Viper Energy. Viper Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Sable Offshore's score of 0.37 indicating that Viper Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Viper Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sable Offshore	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate VNOM or SOC?

Viper Energy currently has a consensus target price of $56.08, suggesting a potential upside of 40.22%. Sable Offshore has a consensus target price of $29.17, suggesting a potential downside of 7.64%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Sable Offshore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viper Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Sable Offshore	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VNOM or SOC?

Viper Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sable Offshore.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viper Energy	$899.75M	9.47	$200.09M	$3.80	10.52
Sable Offshore	N/A	N/A	-$32.18M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Viper Energy beats Sable Offshore on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.