Head-To-Head Analysis: Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) & Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT)

Vital Energy (NYSE:VTLE) and Enlight Renewable Energy (NASDAQ:ENLT) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vital Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vital Energy	$1.95 billion	0.31	-$173.52 million	($19.79)	-0.79
Enlight Renewable Energy	$398.80 million	N/A	$44.21 million	$0.92	37.38

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

Risk & Volatility

Vital Energy has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enlight Renewable Energy has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Vital Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vital Energy	5	6	1	0	1.67
Enlight Renewable Energy	1	4	2	0	2.14

Vital Energy presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 74.38%. Enlight Renewable Energy has a consensus price target of $28.40, indicating a potential downside of 17.42%. Given Vital Energy’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Vital Energy is more favorable than Enlight Renewable Energy.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

86.5% of Vital Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Enlight Renewable Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Vital Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Vital Energy and Enlight Renewable Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vital Energy	-38.52%	11.86%	5.45%
Enlight Renewable Energy	23.58%	7.48%	1.97%

Summary

Enlight Renewable Energy beats Vital Energy on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vital Energy

Vital Energy, Inc., an independent energy company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas, the United States. The company was formerly known as Laredo Petroleum, Inc. and changed its name to Vital Energy, Inc. in January 2023. Vital Energy, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About Enlight Renewable Energy

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd operates a renewable energy platform in Israel, Central-Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States. The company develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects. It develops wind energy and solar energy projects, as well as energy storage projects. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.