Analyzing Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ) and Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET)

Sundance Energy (OTCMKTS:SNDEQ) and Vermilion Energy (NYSE:VET) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sundance Energy and Vermilion Energy’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vermilion Energy	$1.49 billion	1.31	-$176.01 million	($1.11)	-10.94

Sundance Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vermilion Energy.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Sundance Energy and Vermilion Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sundance Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Vermilion Energy	0	1	3	0	2.75

Vermilion Energy has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 105.85%. Given Vermilion Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vermilion Energy is more favorable than Sundance Energy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Sundance Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Sundance Energy and Vermilion Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sundance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vermilion Energy	-11.40%	15.75%	8.19%

Summary

Vermilion Energy beats Sundance Energy on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sundance Energy

Sundance Energy Inc. operates as an onshore independent oil and natural gas company in North America. The company explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. It focuses on operations on its 41,000 net acres in the Eagle Ford, Live Oak, Atascosa, La Salle, and McMullen counties, South Texas. Sundance Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On March 9, 2021, Sundance Energy Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

About Vermilion Energy

Vermilion Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas. The company has properties in West Central Alberta, southeast Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and West Pembina in Canada; Wyoming in the United States; southwest Bordeaux and Paris Basin in France; the Netherlands; Germany; Ireland; Croatia; Slovakia; and Australia. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.