Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) & Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) Head-To-Head Comparison

Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) and Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Viper Energy and Vitesse Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viper Energy	$1.66 billion	8.81	-$68.00 million	($0.32)	-127.34
Vitesse Energy	$273.99 million	2.36	$25.28 million	($0.50)	-30.99

Vitesse Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Viper Energy. Viper Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vitesse Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Viper Energy and Vitesse Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viper Energy	-2.77%	2.64%	2.21%
Vitesse Energy	-7.15%	3.53%	2.43%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Viper Energy and Vitesse Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viper Energy	0	2	13	1	2.94
Vitesse Energy	1	2	0	0	1.67

Viper Energy currently has a consensus price target of $58.15, indicating a potential upside of 42.71%. Vitesse Energy has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.07%. Given Viper Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Viper Energy is more favorable than Vitesse Energy.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Viper Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Vitesse Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Viper Energy pays out -475.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vitesse Energy pays out -350.0% 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. Vitesse Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Vitesse Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Risk and Volatility

Viper Energy has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vitesse Energy has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Viper Energy beats Vitesse Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Viper Energy

Viper Energy, Inc. engages in the acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. It owns, acquires, and exploits oil and natural gas properties in North America. The company was founded on February 27, 2014 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

About Vitesse Energy

Vitesse Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, and production of non-operated oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It owns and acquires non-operated working interest and royalty interest ownership in the Williston Basin properties located in North Dakota and Montana. The company also owns non-operated interests in the Central Rockies properties located in Colorado and Wyoming. Vitesse Energy, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Centennial, Colorado.