VTS vs. DEC, EGY, REPX, SOC, BRY, GRNT, TXO, SBOW, GPRK, and SD
Should you be buying Vitesse Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vitesse Energy include Diversified Energy (DEC), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Riley Exploration Permian (REPX), Sable Offshore (SOC), Berry (BRY), Granite Ridge Resources (GRNT), TXO Partners (TXO), SilverBow Resources (SBOW), GeoPark (GPRK), and SandRidge Energy (SD). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Diversified Energy (NYSE:DEC) and Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
26.5% of Diversified Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.8% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Diversified Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Vitesse Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Vitesse Energy pays out -263.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Vitesse Energy received 7 more outperform votes than Diversified Energy when rated by MarketBeat users.
Diversified Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Diversified Energy's net margin of -9.22%. Vitesse Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Diversified Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Vitesse Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Diversified Energy. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Vitesse Energy and 0 mentions for Diversified Energy. Diversified Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Vitesse Energy's score of 0.33 indicating that Vitesse Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Diversified Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vitesse Energy.
Vitesse Energy has a consensus target price of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.65%. Given Diversified Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vitesse Energy is more favorable than Diversified Energy.
Summary
Vitesse Energy beats Diversified Energy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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