VET vs. MGY, VRN, SSL, LBRT, BSM, TALO, KRP, WTTR, DMLP, and CLMT
Should you be buying Vermilion Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vermilion Energy include Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Veren (VRN), Sasol (SSL), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Talos Energy (TALO), Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP), Select Water Solutions (WTTR), Dorchester Minerals (DMLP), and Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) and Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
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.
In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 7 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 9 mentions for Vermilion Energy. Magnolia Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Vermilion Energy's score of -0.23 indicating that Magnolia Oil & Gas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Vermilion Energy pays out -12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magnolia Oil & Gas pays out 25.9% 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.
Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vermilion Energy currently has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 141.20%. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.02%. Given Vermilion Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than Magnolia Oil & Gas.
Vermilion Energy received 81 more outperform votes than Magnolia Oil & Gas when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.09% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote while only 60.83% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 30.46% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -30.71%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 20.41% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.
Summary
Magnolia Oil & Gas beats Vermilion Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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