Permian Resources vs Viper Energy
PR 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 PR and VNOM compare
Permian Resources is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Viper Energy ($21.8B against $17.1B).
Viper Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (108% versus 12.8% for Permian Resources).
Permian Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.5% compared with 2.9% at Viper Energy.
Both pay dividends: Permian Resources yields 2.4% and Viper Energy 5.1%.
Permian Resources scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 10 for Viper 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 | PR | VNOM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $21.8B | $17.1B |
| Share price | $26.02 | $47.68 |
| Change, 1 year | 108% | 28.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 240% | 107% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.75 | 0.50 |
| Employees | 515 | 711 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.2× | – |
| P/S | 3.8× (better) | 8.4× |
| P/B | 1.8× (better) | 3.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.0× (better) | 95.5× |
| Fair value | $19.60 | $25.72 |
| Margin of safety | −32.7% (better) | −85.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.8% | 108% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 54.2% (better) | 41.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.4% (better) | −84.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −1.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 35.8% (better) | 12.3% |
| Net margin | 21.5% (better) | 2.9% |
| Return on equity | 11.5% (better) | 1.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 11.6% (better) | 3.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.25 (better) | 0.33 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.39 (better) | 6.38 |
| Interest coverage | 7.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.62 | 6.37 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.80 | 6.05 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 5.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 40.9% | 680% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% | 5.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.3% | 55.2% |
| Held by insiders | 7.5% | 40.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$90.7M (better) | −$589M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.7% | 5.5% |
Go deeper
- PR stock overview
- PR income statement
- PR valuation and score
- VNOM stock overview
- VNOM income statement
- VNOM valuation and score
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