Head-To-Head Comparison: Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) versus Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE)

Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Chesapeake Energy and Victory Oilfield Tech, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chesapeake Energy	0	3	10	1	2.86
Victory Oilfield Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00

Chesapeake Energy currently has a consensus price target of $115.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.04%. Given Chesapeake Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Chesapeake Energy is more favorable than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Profitability

This table compares Chesapeake Energy and Victory Oilfield Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chesapeake Energy	6.07%	2.74%	2.08%
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-1,362.85%

Volatility & Risk

Chesapeake Energy has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victory Oilfield Tech has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Chesapeake Energy and Victory Oilfield Tech”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chesapeake Energy	$8.72 billion	2.83	$2.42 billion	$1.62	65.93
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Chesapeake Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Chesapeake Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 97.6% of Victory Oilfield Tech shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Chesapeake Energy beats Victory Oilfield Tech on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chesapeake Energy

Expand Energy Corporation is an independent natural gas producer principally in the United States. Expand Energy Corporation, formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Corporation, is based in OKLAHOMA CITY.

About Victory Oilfield Tech

Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. operates as an oilfield energy technology products company in the United States. The company offers patented oil and gas drilling products. It also provides various hardbanding solutions to the oilfield operators for drill and weight pipes, tubing, and drill collars, as well as grinding services. The company was formerly known as Victory Energy Corporation and changed its name to Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. in May 2018. Victory Oilfield Tech, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is based in Austin, Texas.