Vital Energy (VTLE) Competitors $16.92 -1.77 (-9.47%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.90 -0.02 (-0.12%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VTLE vs. CHRD, FANG, CIVI, DVN, MTDR, MUR, NOG, OVV, PR, and SMShould you be buying Vital Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vital Energy include Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Civitas Resources (CIVI), Devon Energy (DVN), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector. Vital Energy vs. Its Competitors Chord Energy Diamondback Energy Civitas Resources Devon Energy Matador Resources Murphy Oil Northern Oil and Gas Ovintiv Permian Resources SM Energy Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, CHRD or VTLE? Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vital Energy has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChord Energy$5.38B1.14$848.63M$14.957.08Vital Energy$1.95B0.34-$173.52M-$3.38-5.01 Is CHRD or VTLE more profitable? Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Vital Energy's net margin of -6.37%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chord Energy16.15% 10.34% 6.91% Vital Energy -6.37%10.34%5.05% Do analysts prefer CHRD or VTLE? Chord Energy presently has a consensus target price of $151.54, indicating a potential upside of 43.15%. Vital Energy has a consensus target price of $28.30, indicating a potential upside of 67.26%. 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) 2.85Vital Energy 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Vital Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CHRD or VTLE? In the previous week, Chord Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Vital Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Chord Energy and 8 mentions for Vital Energy. Vital Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.43 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 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vital Energy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryChord Energy beats Vital Energy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vital Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VTLE 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 VTLE 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 VTLE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVital EnergyOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$724.58M$10.33B$7.85B$20.69BDividend YieldN/A4.53%10.93%3.67%P/E Ratio-5.0161.1776.4829.07Price / Sales0.3456.0527,108.8257.23Price / Cash0.7021.1735.9522.84Price / Book0.244.753.844.43Net Income-$173.52M$274.67M$4.27B$994.22M7 Day Performance-8.99%-5.23%68.75%-3.35%1 Month Performance-0.41%-0.01%76.43%-2.05%1 Year Performance-57.16%50.49%98.95%10.15% Vital Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VTLEVital Energy2.2255 of 5 stars$16.92-9.5%$28.30+67.3%-60.2%$724.58M$1.95B-5.01290News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑CHRDChord Energy4.5968 of 5 stars$113.02+4.0%$151.54+34.1%-36.5%$6.28B$5.25B7.56530Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFANGDiamondback Energy4.8028 of 5 stars$150.52+4.1%$191.59+27.3%-26.3%$42.25B$11.07B9.211,983Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCIVICivitas Resources4.6556 of 5 stars$32.90+5.8%$48.69+48.0%-57.2%$2.88B$5.21B3.77350Upcoming EarningsDVNDevon Energy4.8627 of 5 stars$34.06+3.4%$43.85+28.7%-28.7%$21.15B$16.80B7.762,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMTDRMatador Resources4.1756 of 5 stars$52.54+3.4%$68.27+29.9%-19.1%$6.36B$3.50B7.69290Analyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.8396 of 5 stars$27.12+3.8%$29.46+8.6%-40.5%$3.73B$3.03B10.43690News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNOGNorthern Oil and Gas4.0085 of 5 stars$29.74+4.4%$38.78+30.4%-39.6%$2.81B$2.23B4.6330News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpOVVOvintiv4.8478 of 5 stars$42.88+3.5%$53.94+25.8%-11.4%$10.76B$9.21B18.971,623PRPermian Resources4.5531 of 5 stars$14.34+4.1%$18.47+28.8%-8.0%$11.07B$5.00B8.85220Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSMSM Energy4.8325 of 5 stars$28.72+4.2%$42.33+47.4%-39.6%$3.16B$2.69B4.02540Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chord Energy Competitors Diamondback Energy Competitors Civitas Resources Competitors Devon Energy Competitors Matador Resources Competitors Murphy Oil Competitors Northern Oil and Gas Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Permian Resources Competitors SM 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:VTLE) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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