Veren (VRN) Competitors $6.01 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/15/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VRN vs. YPF, AR, PR, OVV, VNOM, SUN, HESM, APA, CHRD, and VISTShould you be buying Veren stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veren include YPF Sociedad Anónima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), Ovintiv (OVV), Viper Energy (VNOM), Sunoco (SUN), Hess Midstream (HESM), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), and Vista Energy (VIST). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Veren vs. YPF Sociedad Anónima Antero Resources Permian Resources Ovintiv Viper Energy Sunoco Hess Midstream APA Chord Energy Vista Energy Veren (NYSE:VRN) and YPF Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:YPF) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Is VRN or YPF a better dividend stock? Veren pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.1380 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Veren pays out 96.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. YPF Sociedad Anónima pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VRN or YPF? YPF Sociedad Anónima received 465 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Veren an outperform vote while only 67.48% of users gave YPF Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVerenOutperform Votes4100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesYPF Sociedad AnónimaOutperform Votes46967.48% Underperform Votes22632.52% Do analysts rate VRN or YPF? Veren currently has a consensus target price of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 110.76%. YPF Sociedad Anónima has a consensus target price of $41.30, suggesting a potential upside of 13.90%. Given Veren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Veren is more favorable than YPF Sociedad Anónima.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Veren 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33YPF Sociedad Anónima 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VRN or YPF? 49.4% of Veren shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anónima shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Veren shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to VRN or YPF? In the previous week, YPF Sociedad Anónima had 7 more articles in the media than Veren. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anónima and 4 mentions for Veren. Veren's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat YPF Sociedad Anónima's score of 0.98 indicating that Veren is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Veren 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive YPF Sociedad Anónima 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VRN or YPF more profitable? Veren has a net margin of 26.93% compared to YPF Sociedad Anónima's net margin of 4.15%. YPF Sociedad Anónima's return on equity of 32.76% beat Veren's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Veren26.93% 12.23% 6.80% YPF Sociedad Anónima 4.15%32.76%12.67% Which has more volatility and risk, VRN or YPF? Veren has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YPF Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VRN or YPF? Veren has higher earnings, but lower revenue than YPF Sociedad Anónima. YPF Sociedad Anónima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeren$4.41B0.83$422.48M$0.3218.78YPF Sociedad Anónima$19.45B0.73-$1.31B$4.298.45 SummaryVeren beats YPF Sociedad Anónima on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Veren News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VRN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart VRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVerenCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.68B$7.58B$7.24B$19.31BDividend Yield5.29%24.00%10.96%3.83%P/E Ratio4.2910.3653.8634.57Price / Sales0.837.6024,440.0534.96Price / Cash2.387.3835.5017.51Price / Book0.731.563.494.69Net Income$422.48M$1.09B$4.30B$1.02B7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.63%-1.27%-1.82%1 Month Performance-1.80%2.85%6.08%7.40%1 Year Performance-28.58%-16.03%177.84%4.07% Veren Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRNVeren4.0796 of 5 stars$6.01flat$12.67+110.8%N/A$3.68B$4.41B4.29777Positive NewsYPFYPF Sociedad Anónima2.8576 of 5 stars$35.54+8.7%$40.73+14.6%+52.7%$13.98B$19.42B17.9521,300Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeARAntero Resources4.0176 of 5 stars$39.40+1.8%$42.39+7.6%+13.8%$12.23B$4.45B123.13590Positive NewsInsider TradeOptions VolumePRPermian Resources4.8087 of 5 stars$13.63+4.7%$18.53+36.0%-20.0%$10.95B$5.13B8.26220Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.6899 of 5 stars$38.11+5.4%$55.76+46.3%-27.4%$9.92B$9.18B5.051,740Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionVNOMViper Energy4.0783 of 5 stars$42.19+4.0%$56.31+33.5%+5.8%$8.99B$899.75M18.11711Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSUNSunoco2.9681 of 5 stars$55.71+0.7%$64.33+15.5%+5.7%$8.50B$22.37B8.442,300HESMHess Midstream3.3104 of 5 stars$38.24+3.3%$42.80+11.9%+6.5%$8.34B$1.49B15.36200APAAPA3.5551 of 5 stars$17.71+5.9%$25.79+45.6%-45.6%$6.41B$9.74B2.502,270Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCHRDChord Energy4.5523 of 5 stars$97.63+4.9%$156.08+59.9%-49.8%$5.81B$5.38B5.03530News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionVISTVista Energy4.6778 of 5 stars$50.00+5.8%$67.08+34.2%+1.2%$4.76B$1.77B9.69410Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies YPF Sociedad Anónima Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Viper Energy Competitors Sunoco Competitors Hess Midstream Competitors APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Vista Energy Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VRN) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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