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
Viper Energy keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.1% compared with 4.9% at Diversified Energy.
Viper Energy pays a dividend yielding 7.2%; Diversified Energy does not pay one.
Viper Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 4 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 | – | $14.8B |
| Share price | $13.75 | $41.13 |
| Change, 1 year | −2.1% | 9.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 835% | 85.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.53 | 0.52 |
| Employees | 1,987 | 711 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 6.5× |
| P/B | – | 2.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 27.3× |
| Fair value | – | $16.03 |
| Margin of safety | – | −157% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | – | 92.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 41.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 12.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 36.2% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 12.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 24.2% | – |
| Return on equity | 14.1% (better) | 5.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.4% | 9.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 4.29 | 0.47 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.37 | 2.89 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 1.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.53 | 5.92 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 3.91 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 7.2% |
| Payout ratio | 109% | 168% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.00% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 7.2% |
| 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 | 11.1% | 5.2% |
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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