Diversified Energy vs Viper Energy
DEC and VNOM side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DEC and VNOM compare
Diversified Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 22.6% compared with 2.9% at Viper Energy.
Viper Energy pays a dividend yielding 5.1%; Diversified Energy does not pay one.
Viper Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 5 for Diversified Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DEC | VNOM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $17.1B |
| Share price | $14.44 | $47.68 |
| Change, 1 year | 14.5% | 28.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 910% | 107% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.48 | 0.50 |
| Employees | 1,987 | 711 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 8.4× |
| P/B | – | 3.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 95.5× |
| Fair value | – | $25.72 |
| Margin of safety | – | −85.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | – | 108% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 41.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −84.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 32.6% (better) | 12.3% |
| Net margin | 22.6% (better) | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 54.3% (better) | 1.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.2% (better) | 3.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.08 | 0.33 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.48 (better) | 6.38 |
| Current ratio | 0.57 | 6.37 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 6.05 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.1% |
| Payout ratio | – | 680% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 5.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 72.1% | 55.2% |
| Held by insiders | 13.8% | 40.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$27.9M (better) | −$589M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 12.1% | 5.5% |
Go deeper
- DEC stock overview
- DEC income statement
- DEC valuation and score
- VNOM stock overview
- VNOM income statement
- VNOM valuation and score
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