PARR vs. VET, CRGY, VTLE, KRP, AESI, DMLP, TALO, CRK, GRNT, and SBOW
Should you be buying Par Pacific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Par Pacific include Vermilion Energy (VET), Crescent Energy (CRGY), Vital Energy (VTLE), Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), Dorchester Minerals (DMLP), Talos Energy (TALO), Comstock Resources (CRK), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), and SilverBow Resources (SBOW). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) and Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and risk.
Par Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Par Pacific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Par Pacific has a net margin of 8.85% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -30.71%. Par Pacific's return on equity of 47.63% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.
Par Pacific has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Vermilion Energy had 7 more articles in the media than Par Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Vermilion Energy and 4 mentions for Par Pacific. Vermilion Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Par Pacific's score of 0.19 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Par Pacific currently has a consensus price target of $36.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.16%. Vermilion Energy has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 111.69%. Given Vermilion Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than Par Pacific.
Vermilion Energy received 331 more outperform votes than Par Pacific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.76% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote while only 26.76% of users gave Par Pacific an outperform vote.
92.2% of Par Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Par Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by company 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.
Summary
Par Pacific and Vermilion Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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