Critical Comparison: Veren (NYSE:VRN) and Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY)

Veren (NYSE:VRN) and Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Veren and Victory Oilfield Tech, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veren	0	0	2	1	3.33
Victory Oilfield Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Veren presently has a consensus price target of $12.67, indicating a potential upside of 110.76%. Given Veren’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Veren is more favorable than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Veren and Victory Oilfield Tech”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veren	$4.41 billion	0.83	$422.48 million	$0.32	18.78
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Veren has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veren	26.93%	12.23%	6.80%
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-1,362.85%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.4% of Veren shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Veren shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 97.6% of Victory Oilfield Tech shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Veren has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victory Oilfield Tech has a beta of -0.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Veren beats Victory Oilfield Tech on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Veren

Veren Inc. explores, develops, and produces oil and gas properties in Canada and the United States. The company focuses on crude oil, tight oil, natural gas liquids, shale gas, and natural gas reserves. Its properties are located in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba; and the states of North Dakota. The company was formerly known as Crescent Point Energy Corp. and changed its name to Veren Inc. in May 2024. Veren Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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.