VET vs. MGY, CRC, VRN, GPOR, VAL, SSL, NOG, BSM, CIVI, and RIG
Should you be buying Vermilion Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vermilion Energy include Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), California Resources (CRC), Veren (VRN), Gulfport Energy (GPOR), Valaris (VAL), Sasol (SSL), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Civitas Resources (CIVI), and Transocean (RIG). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Vermilion Energy vs. Its Competitors
Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) and Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.
In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 1 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 6 mentions for Vermilion Energy. Magnolia Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Vermilion Energy's score of 1.00 indicating that Magnolia Oil & Gas is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vermilion Energy has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Magnolia Oil & Gas currently has a consensus target price of $27.08, suggesting a potential upside of 13.32%. Given Magnolia Oil & Gas' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Magnolia Oil & Gas is more favorable than Vermilion Energy.
Vermilion Energy received 76 more outperform votes than Magnolia Oil & Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.62% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote while only 59.15% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote.
Magnolia Oil & Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
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.
Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vermilion Energy pays out -231.3% 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. Magnolia Oil & Gas has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Vermilion Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Vermilion Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned 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.
Summary
Magnolia Oil & Gas beats Vermilion Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Vermilion Energy News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VET and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VET and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Vermilion Energy Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NYSE:VET) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
