Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) & Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) Critical Survey

Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) and Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Victory Oilfield Tech and Chesapeake Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A
Chesapeake Energy	$8.72 billion	2.69	$2.42 billion	$1.62	62.60

Chesapeake Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Victory Oilfield Tech and Chesapeake Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victory Oilfield Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chesapeake Energy	0	3	10	1	2.86

Chesapeake Energy has a consensus price target of $115.38, suggesting a potential upside of 13.77%. Given Chesapeake Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chesapeake Energy is more favorable than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Risk & Volatility

Victory Oilfield Tech has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 97.6% of Victory Oilfield Tech shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Victory Oilfield Tech and Chesapeake Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-1,362.85%
Chesapeake Energy	6.07%	2.74%	2.08%

Summary

Chesapeake Energy beats Victory Oilfield Tech on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Victory Oilfield Tech

Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. operates as an oilfield energy technology products company in the United States. The company offers patented oil and gas drilling products. It also provides various hardbanding solutions to the oilfield operators for drill and weight pipes, tubing, and drill collars, as well as grinding services. The company was formerly known as Victory Energy Corporation and changed its name to Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. in May 2018. Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Austin, Texas.

About Chesapeake Energy

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.