Comparing Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) & Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR)

Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Greenfire Resources and Viper Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenfire Resources	$431.77 million	1.88	$34.00 million	($0.28)	-23.09
Viper Energy	$1.40 billion	11.19	-$68.00 million	$0.13	334.21

Greenfire Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viper Energy. Greenfire Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viper Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Greenfire Resources and Viper Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenfire Resources	1	1	1	1	2.50
Viper Energy	0	2	16	0	2.89

Greenfire Resources presently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 77.88%. Viper Energy has a consensus target price of $56.93, suggesting a potential upside of 31.04%. Given Greenfire Resources’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Greenfire Resources is more favorable than Viper Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Greenfire Resources and Viper Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenfire Resources	-6.36%	-3.50%	-2.89%
Viper Energy	2.89%	3.43%	2.85%

Summary

Viper Energy beats Greenfire Resources on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greenfire Resources

Greenfire Resources Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, exploration, and operation of oil and gas properties in the Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta. The company operates the Tier-1 oil sands assets located in Western Canada. It utilizes steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) extraction technology, a situ thermal oil recovery process to recover diluted and non- diluted bitumen. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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.