Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CHRD or VTLE?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Vital Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Vital Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CHRD or VTLE?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 28 more articles in the media than Vital Energy. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Chord Energy and 9 mentions for Vital Energy. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.09 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vital Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	26.95
Vital Energy	$1.95B	0.31	-$173.52M	-$19.79	-0.79

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%

Do analysts prefer CHRD or VTLE?

Chord Energy currently has a consensus price target of $148.92, indicating a potential upside of 40.62%. Vital Energy has a consensus price target of $28.20, indicating a potential upside of 79.45%. Given Vital Energy's higher probable 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
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 and risk, CHRD or VTLE?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Energy has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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