Vermilion Energy (VET) Competitors

Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) (TSE:HSE) and Vermilion Energy (TSE:VET) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate HSE or VET?

Vermilion Energy has a consensus price target of C$17.06, suggesting a potential upside of 43.93%. Given Vermilion Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Vermilion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HSE or VET?

Vermilion Energy received 196 more outperform votes than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.05% of users gave Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) an outperform vote while only 57.03% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Outperform Votes 429 57.05%	Underperform Votes 323 42.95%
Vermilion Energy	Outperform Votes 625 57.03%	Underperform Votes 471 42.97%

Does the media favor HSE or VET?

In the previous week, Vermilion Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Vermilion Energy and 0 mentions for Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Vermilion Energy's score of -0.01 indicating that Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	Neutral
Vermilion Energy	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, HSE or VET?

Vermilion Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO). Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO), 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
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	C$14.69B	0.00	-C$11.47B	-C$11.41	N/A
Vermilion Energy	C$1.96B	0.94	-C$822.19M	-C$5.32	-2.23

Is HSE or VET a better dividend stock?

Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays an annual dividend of C$0.28 per share. Vermilion Energy pays an annual dividend of C$0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) pays out -2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vermilion Energy pays out -9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vermilion Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HSE or VET more profitable?

Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -42.01%. Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vermilion Energy	-42.01%	-28.37%	-5.53%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HSE or VET?

44.8% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vermilion Energy beats Husky Energy Inc. (HSE.TO) on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.