VET vs. CHRD, BTE, CNQ, CVE, DVN, MUR, OBE, OVV, SM, and VTLE
Should you be buying Vermilion Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vermilion Energy include Chord Energy (CHRD), Baytex Energy (BTE), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Devon Energy (DVN), Murphy Oil (MUR), Obsidian Energy (OBE), Ovintiv (OVV), SM Energy (SM), and Vital Energy (VTLE). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Vermilion Energy vs. Its Competitors
Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) 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 earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion 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.
Chord Energy has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -9.29%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.
Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Vermilion Energy pays out -43.7% 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. Vermilion Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held 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.
Vermilion Energy has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Chord Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Chord Energy and 3 mentions for Vermilion Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Vermilion Energy's score of 0.76 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $143.42, indicating a potential upside of 55.62%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vermilion Energy.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Vermilion Energy on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:VET) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
