VIST vs. SSL, ERF, MGY, CPG, CNX, VRN, SM, BSM, CRK, and KOS
Should you be buying Vista Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Energy include Sasol (SSL), Enerplus (ERF), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), CNX Resources (CNX), Veren (VRN), SM Energy (SM), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Comstock Resources (CRK), and Kosmos Energy (KOS). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Sasol (NYSE:SSL) and Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
Sasol has a beta of 2.42, indicating that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Energy has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vista Energy has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Vista Energy's net margin of 0.00%. Sasol's return on equity of 39.92% beat Vista Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Vista Energy had 8 more articles in the media than Sasol. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vista Energy and 1 mentions for Sasol. Sasol's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Vista Energy's score of 0.24 indicating that Vista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sasol received 344 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.99% of users gave Sasol an outperform vote while only 36.84% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote.
1.2% of Sasol shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sasol shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Vista Energy has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.83%. Given Sasol's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than Sasol.
Sasol has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy.
Summary
Vista Energy beats Sasol on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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