New Era Energy & Digital (NASDAQ:NUAI – Get Free Report) and Viper Energy (NASDAQ:VNOM – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
21.9% of New Era Energy & Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of New Era Energy & Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Viper Energy shares are owned by 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for New Era Energy & Digital and Viper Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Era Energy & Digital | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Viper Energy | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2.89 |
Risk and Volatility
New Era Energy & Digital has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares New Era Energy & Digital and Viper Energy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| New Era Energy & Digital | $880,000.00 | 740.71 | -$29.59 million | ($0.98) | -6.24 |
| Viper Energy | $1.40 billion | 11.52 | -$68.00 million | $0.13 | 344.19 |
New Era Energy & Digital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viper Energy. New Era Energy & Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viper Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares New Era Energy & Digital and Viper Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Era Energy & Digital | -4,388.71% | -121.41% | -64.90% |
| Viper Energy | 2.89% | 3.43% | 2.85% |
Summary
Viper Energy beats New Era Energy & Digital on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About New Era Energy & Digital
New Era Energy & Digital, Inc., operates as an exploration and production platform, engages in the exploration, development, and production of helium, oil and natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company owns and operates a portfolio of approximately 137,000 acres in Southeast New Mexico. Its flagship Pecos Slope Field covering an area of 1893 square kilometers located 20 miles north of Roswell, New Mexico. It serves Tier 2 gas companies and balloon gas distributors. The company was formerly known as New Era Helium, Inc. and changed its name to New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. in August 2025. New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. is based in Midland, Texas.
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.
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