Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) Competitors

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) and Dorchester Minerals (NASDAQ:DMLP) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, VIST or DMLP?

Vista Energy has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorchester Minerals has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VIST or DMLP more profitable?

Dorchester Minerals has a net margin of 56.77% compared to Vista Energy's net margin of 34.78%. Dorchester Minerals' return on equity of 36.86% beat Vista Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vista Energy	34.78%	30.06%	13.60%
Dorchester Minerals	56.77%	36.86%	36.00%

Is VIST or DMLP a better dividend stock?

Vista Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Dorchester Minerals pays an annual dividend of $2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Vista Energy pays out 4.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dorchester Minerals pays out 142.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer VIST or DMLP?

Vista Energy currently has a consensus target price of $65.68, suggesting a potential upside of 28.94%. Given Vista Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than Dorchester Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vista Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dorchester Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VIST or DMLP?

63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Dorchester Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor VIST or DMLP?

In the previous week, Vista Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Dorchester Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Vista Energy and 5 mentions for Dorchester Minerals. Vista Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Dorchester Minerals' score of 0.75 indicating that Vista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vista Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dorchester Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VIST or DMLP?

Vista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Dorchester Minerals. Vista Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dorchester Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vista Energy	$1.77B	2.74	$396.95M	$4.78	10.66
Dorchester Minerals	$173.71M	7.64	$110.39M	$2.04	13.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VIST or DMLP?

Dorchester Minerals received 152 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.58% of users gave Dorchester Minerals an outperform vote while only 46.00% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vista Energy	Outperform Votes 23 46.00%	Underperform Votes 27 54.00%
Dorchester Minerals	Outperform Votes 175 64.58%	Underperform Votes 96 35.42%

Summary

Vista Energy beats Dorchester Minerals on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.