Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM – Get Free Report) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Viper Energy and HighPeak 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% |
| HighPeak Energy | -18.78% | -0.73% | -0.36% |
Risk & Volatility
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Viper Energy and HighPeak Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Viper Energy | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3.06 |
| HighPeak Energy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
Viper Energy currently has a consensus price target of $57.86, suggesting a potential upside of 26.85%. HighPeak Energy has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.86%. Given HighPeak Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HighPeak Energy is more favorable than Viper Energy.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Viper Energy and HighPeak Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Viper Energy | $1.40 billion | 11.74 | -$68.00 million | ($0.32) | -142.53 |
| HighPeak Energy | $863.36 million | 1.09 | $18.96 million | ($1.19) | -6.27 |
HighPeak Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Summary
Viper Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 11 of the 15 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 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.
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