Vitesse Energy (VTS) Competitors

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

Is VTS or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Vitesse Energy's net margin of 10.49%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Vitesse Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vitesse Energy	10.49%	5.03%	3.31%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

Do analysts prefer VTS or CHRD?

Vitesse Energy presently has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.17%. Chord Energy has a consensus price target of $151.15, suggesting a potential upside of 44.23%. 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 9.8%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Vitesse Energy pays out 284.8% 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 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vitesse Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Chord Energy has increased 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 more volatility & risk, VTS or CHRD?

Vitesse Energy has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, VTS or CHRD?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vitesse Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vitesse 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	$246.98M	3.60	$21.06M	$0.79	29.13
Chord Energy	$5.38B	1.12	$848.63M	$14.95	7.01

Does the media prefer VTS or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Vitesse Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Chord Energy and 3 mentions for Vitesse Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Vitesse Energy's score of 0.98 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vitesse Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Chord Energy beats Vitesse Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.