HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK – Get Free Report) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares HighPeak Energy and Viper Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HighPeak Energy | -18.78% | -0.73% | -0.36% |
| Viper Energy | -2.77% | 2.64% | 2.21% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for HighPeak Energy and Viper Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HighPeak Energy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
| Viper Energy | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3.06 |
Risk and Volatility
HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares HighPeak Energy and Viper Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| HighPeak Energy | $863.36 million | 1.11 | $18.96 million | ($1.19) | -6.35 |
| Viper Energy | $1.40 billion | 11.70 | -$68.00 million | ($0.32) | -142.06 |
HighPeak Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viper Energy. Viper Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HighPeak Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.9% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Viper Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About HighPeak Energy
HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
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.
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