Expro Group (XPRO) Competitors

Expro Group (NYSE:XPRO) and Veren (NYSE:VRN) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer XPRO or VRN?

In the previous week, Expro Group had 3 more articles in the media than Veren. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Expro Group and 0 mentions for Veren. Expro Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Veren's score of 0.00 indicating that Expro Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Expro Group	Positive
Veren	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, XPRO or VRN?

Veren has higher revenue and earnings than Expro Group. Expro Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veren, 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
Expro Group	$1.72B	0.64	-$23.36M	$0.58	16.36
Veren	$4.41B	0.83	$422.48M	$0.32	18.78

Do analysts recommend XPRO or VRN?

Expro Group presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.45%. Veren has a consensus price target of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 110.76%. Given Veren's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Veren is more favorable than Expro Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expro Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Veren	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XPRO or VRN?

Expro Group received 8 more outperform votes than Veren when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Veren an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Expro Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Expro Group	Outperform Votes 12 37.50%	Underperform Votes 20 62.50%
Veren	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in XPRO or VRN?

92.1% of Expro Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Veren shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Expro Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Veren shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is XPRO or VRN more profitable?

Veren has a net margin of 26.93% compared to Expro Group's net margin of 0.98%. Veren's return on equity of 12.23% beat Expro Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expro Group	0.98%	3.70%	2.36%
Veren	26.93%	12.23%	6.80%

Which has more volatility & risk, XPRO or VRN?

Expro Group has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veren has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Veren beats Expro Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.