Vermilion Energy (VET) Competitors

Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is VET or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 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. Vermilion Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VET or CHRD?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vermilion Energy	$1.45B	0.82	-$34.11M	-$0.87	-8.82
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.20	$848.63M	$3.93	27.95

Do analysts rate VET or CHRD?

Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $148.92, suggesting a potential upside of 35.58%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vermilion Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vermilion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Does the media refer more to VET or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Chord Energy and 3 mentions for Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.27 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vermilion Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chord Energy	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VET or CHRD?

Vermilion Energy has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VET or CHRD more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vermilion Energy	-9.29%	0.17%	0.07%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VET or CHRD?

31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vermilion 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vermilion Energy on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.