VNOM vs. PDCE, MUR, MTDR, SWN, MGY, CTRA, WDS, EQT, MRO, and OVV
Should you be buying Viper Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viper Energy include PDC Energy (PDCE), Murphy Oil (MUR), Matador Resources (MTDR), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Coterra Energy (CTRA), Woodside Energy Group (WDS), EQT (EQT), Marathon Oil (MRO), and Ovintiv (OVV). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) and PDC Energy (NASDAQ:PDCE) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
PDC Energy has a net margin of 43.85% compared to Viper Energy's net margin of 24.24%. PDC Energy's return on equity of 28.47% beat Viper Energy's return on equity.
PDC Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. PDC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viper Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
PDC Energy received 550 more outperform votes than Viper Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.60% of users gave PDC Energy an outperform vote while only 63.95% of users gave Viper Energy an outperform vote.
87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of PDC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of PDC Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Viper Energy currently has a consensus price target of $41.29, suggesting a potential upside of 6.60%. PDC Energy has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.20%. Given Viper Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than PDC Energy.
Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. PDC Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Viper Energy pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PDC Energy pays out 8.0% 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.
Viper Energy has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDC Energy has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Viper Energy had 22 more articles in the media than PDC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Viper Energy and 0 mentions for PDC Energy. PDC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Viper Energy's score of 0.09 indicating that PDC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
PDC Energy beats Viper Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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