VET vs. PARR, CRGY, VTLE, KRP, AESI, DMLP, TALO, CRK, GRNT, and SBOW
Should you be buying Vermilion Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vermilion Energy include Par Pacific (PARR), 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Par Pacific has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vermilion Energy has a beta of 2.04, meaning that its stock 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. Par Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Vermilion Energy's score of 0.19 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Par Pacific has a net margin of 8.85% compared to Par Pacific's net margin of -30.71%. Vermilion Energy's return on equity of 47.63% beat Par Pacific's return on equity.
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.
Par Pacific presently has a consensus target price of $39.67, suggesting a potential upside of 32.00%. Vermilion Energy has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 106.61%. Given Par Pacific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than Par Pacific.
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.
Summary
Par Pacific and Vermilion Energy tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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