Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors

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

Is CHRD or VTLE more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of -38.52%. Vital Energy's return on equity of 11.86% beat Chord Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%
Vital Energy	-38.52%	11.86%	5.45%

Does the media favor CHRD or VTLE?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 12 more articles in the media than Vital Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Chord Energy and 6 mentions for Vital Energy. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.62 indicating that Vital Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Vital Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate CHRD or VTLE?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus price target of $148.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.46%. Vital Energy has a consensus price target of $28.20, suggesting a potential upside of 68.91%. Given Vital Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Vital Energy	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.73

Which has more volatility & risk, CHRD or VTLE?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Energy has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHRD or VTLE?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vital Energy. Vital 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
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.15	$848.63M	$3.93	26.81
Vital Energy	$1.95B	0.33	-$173.52M	-$19.79	-0.84

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CHRD or VTLE?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vital Energy on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.