Vista Energy (VIST) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VIST or VNOM?

63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Viper Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Viper Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer VIST or VNOM?

In the previous week, Viper Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Vista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Viper Energy and 6 mentions for Vista Energy. Vista Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Viper Energy's score of 0.94 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)	Very Positive
Viper Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VIST or VNOM?

Vista Energy currently has a consensus target price of $65.10, suggesting a potential upside of 70.55%. Viper Energy has a consensus target price of $55.07, suggesting a potential upside of 48.39%. Given Vista Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than Viper Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vista Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Viper Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Which has more risk and volatility, VIST or VNOM?

Vista Energy has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Energy has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VIST or VNOM?

Vista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Energy. Vista Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viper Energy, 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	$1.65B	2.21	$477.52M	$5.55	6.88
Viper Energy	$860.39M	12.45	$359.24M	$3.46	10.73

Is VIST or VNOM more profitable?

Viper Energy has a net margin of 37.84% compared to Vista Energy's net margin of 29.12%. Vista Energy's return on equity of 12.02% beat Viper Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vista Energy	29.12%	12.02%	4.55%
Viper Energy	37.84%	3.92%	3.28%

Summary

Vista Energy beats Viper Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.