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VTLE (Vital Energy) Moat Score : 3/10 (As of Jul. 06, 2025)


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What is Vital Energy Moat Score?

Vital Energy has the Moat Score of 3, which implies that the company might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Vital Energy has No Moat: Vital Energy operates in a highly competitive energy sector with minimal differentiation. The company lacks significant customer switching costs, brand strength, or proprietary technology, resulting in weak competitive advantages and limited pricing power.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Vital Energy might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Competitive Comparison of Vital Energy's Moat Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Vital Energy's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Vital Energy's Moat Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Vital Energy's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vital Energy's Moat Score falls into.


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Vital Energy  (NYSE:VTLE) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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Vital Energy Business Description

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Address
521 East Second Street, Suite 1000, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74120
Website
https://www.vitalenergy.com
Vital Energy is an independent energy company. Its business is focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas. The Company has identified one operating segment: exploration and production.
Executives
M. Jason Pigott director, officer: President 6100 N. WESTERN AVE., OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Bryan Lemmerman officer: Sr VP & CFO 6100 N. WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Mark David Denny officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 2212 E 46TH STREET, TULSA OK 74015
Lori A Lancaster director 302 WEST 86TH STREET. APT. 4C, NEW YORK NY 10024
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