Vermilion Energy (VET) Competitors

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) and Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VET or MGY?

Vermilion Energy received 76 more outperform votes than Magnolia Oil & Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.55% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote while only 59.31% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vermilion Energy	Outperform Votes 353 60.55%	Underperform Votes 230 39.45%
Magnolia Oil & Gas	Outperform Votes 277 59.31%	Underperform Votes 190 40.69%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VET or MGY?

31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VET or MGY?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnolia Oil & Gas, 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
Vermilion Energy	$2.07B	0.46	-$176.01M	-$0.22	-28.16
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.32B	3.12	$388.30M	$1.93	10.95

Is VET or MGY more profitable?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 27.82% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -41.53%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 20.74% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vermilion Energy	-41.53%	6.29%	2.97%
Magnolia Oil & Gas	27.82%	20.74%	14.23%

Which has more risk and volatility, VET or MGY?

Vermilion Energy has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VET or MGY?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus target price of $27.21, suggesting a potential upside of 28.82%. Given Magnolia Oil & Gas' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Magnolia Oil & Gas is more favorable than Vermilion Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vermilion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Magnolia Oil & Gas	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the media refer more to VET or MGY?

In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 8 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 10 mentions for Vermilion Energy. Magnolia Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Vermilion Energy's score of 0.54 indicating that Magnolia Oil & Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vermilion Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magnolia Oil & Gas	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VET or MGY a better dividend stock?

Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Vermilion Energy pays out -163.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 31.1% 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. Vermilion Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats Vermilion Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.