Vitesse Energy (VTS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate VTS or CHRD?

Vitesse Energy currently has a consensus target price of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.26%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $148.92, indicating a potential upside of 40.59%. Given Chord Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chord Energy is more favorable than Vitesse Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vitesse Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Which has more volatility & risk, VTS or CHRD?

Vitesse Energy has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VTS or CHRD more profitable?

Vitesse Energy has a net margin of 15.12% compared to Chord Energy's net margin of 5.02%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 9.02% beat Vitesse Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vitesse Energy	15.12%	7.25%	4.85%
Chord Energy	5.02%	9.02%	5.97%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VTS or CHRD?

51.6% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord 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 VTS or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 25 more articles in the media than Vitesse Energy. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Chord Energy and 1 mentions for Vitesse Energy. Vitesse Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Chord Energy's score of 1.19 indicating that Vitesse Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vitesse Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VTS or CHRD a better dividend stock?

Vitesse Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Vitesse Energy pays out 212.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chord Energy pays out 132.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vitesse Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Vitesse Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VTS or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vitesse Energy. Vitesse 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
Vitesse Energy	$242M	4.18	$21.06M	$1.06	24.69
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.16	$848.63M	$3.93	26.95

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vitesse Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.