Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM – Get Free Report) and New Era Energy & Digital (NASDAQ:NUAI – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Viper Energy has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Era Energy & Digital has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Viper Energy and New Era Energy & Digital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Viper Energy | 2.89% | 3.43% | 2.85% |
| New Era Energy & Digital | -4,388.71% | -121.41% | -64.90% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Viper Energy | $2.04 billion | 8.11 | -$68.00 million | $0.13 | 353.54 |
| New Era Energy & Digital | $880,000.00 | 661.16 | -$29.59 million | ($0.98) | -5.57 |
New Era Energy & Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Viper Energy. New Era Energy & Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viper Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Viper Energy and New Era Energy & Digital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Viper Energy | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2.89 |
| New Era Energy & Digital | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.60 |
Viper Energy currently has a consensus price target of $56.93, indicating a potential upside of 23.88%. New Era Energy & Digital has a consensus price target of $10.67, indicating a potential upside of 95.36%. Given New Era Energy & Digital’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New Era Energy & Digital is more favorable than Viper Energy.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
87.7% of Viper Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of New Era Energy & Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of New Era Energy & Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Viper Energy beats New Era Energy & Digital on 9 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 New Era Energy & Digital
New Era Energy & Digital, Inc., operates as an exploration and production platform, engages in the exploration, development, and production of helium, oil and natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company owns and operates a portfolio of approximately 137,000 acres in Southeast New Mexico. Its flagship Pecos Slope Field covering an area of 1893 square kilometers located 20 miles north of Roswell, New Mexico. It serves Tier 2 gas companies and balloon gas distributors. The company was formerly known as New Era Helium, Inc. and changed its name to New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. in August 2025. New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. is based in Midland, Texas.
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