Vitesse Energy (NYSE:VTS – Get Free Report) and Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Vitesse Energy has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Vitesse Energy and Chord Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vitesse Energy | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Chord Energy | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2.79 |
Dividends
Vitesse Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Chord Energy pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Vitesse Energy pays out 450.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chord Energy pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vitesse Energy has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Chord Energy has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Vitesse Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Vitesse Energy and Chord Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vitesse Energy | $242.00 million | 3.11 | $21.06 million | $0.50 | 38.90 |
| Chord Energy | $5.25 billion | 1.00 | $848.63 million | $2.60 | 35.59 |
Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vitesse Energy. Chord 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 Vitesse Energy and Chord Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vitesse Energy | 7.70% | 5.71% | 3.87% |
| Chord Energy | 3.31% | 8.27% | 5.36% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
51.6% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of Vitesse Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Chord Energy beats Vitesse Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Chord Energy
Chord Energy Corporation operates as an independent exploration and production company in the United States. It acquires, explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the Williston Basin. The company sells its products to refiners, marketers, and other purchasers that have access to nearby pipeline and rail facilities. The company was formerly known as Oasis Petroleum Inc. and changed its name to Chord Energy Corporation in July 2022. Chord Energy Corporation was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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