Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:EXE) and Victory Oilfield Tech (OTCMKTS:VYEY) Head-To-Head Contrast

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.9% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 97.6% of Victory Oilfield Tech shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.0% of Chesapeake Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

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

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

Chesapeake Energy has a consensus price target of $115.38, suggesting a potential upside of 13.77%. Given Chesapeake Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chesapeake Energy is more favorable than Victory Oilfield Tech.

Profitability

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

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

Risk & Volatility

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Victory Oilfield Tech	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A
Chesapeake Energy	$8.72 billion	2.69	$2.42 billion	$1.62	62.60

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

Summary

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

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.

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.