Vista Energy (VIST) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CTRA or VIST?

In the previous week, Coterra Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Vista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Coterra Energy and 9 mentions for Vista Energy. Coterra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Vista Energy's score of 1.43 indicating that Coterra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coterra Energy	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Vista Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CTRA or VIST?

Coterra Energy received 81 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.89% of users gave Coterra Energy an outperform vote while only 46.00% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coterra Energy	Outperform Votes 104 53.89%	Underperform Votes 89 46.11%
Vista Energy	Outperform Votes 23 46.00%	Underperform Votes 27 54.00%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CTRA or VIST?

87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CTRA or VIST?

Coterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy. Vista Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coterra 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
Coterra Energy	$5.93B	3.14	$1.63B	$1.72	14.19
Vista Energy	$1.77B	2.66	$396.95M	$4.78	10.33

Which has more volatility & risk, CTRA or VIST?

Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Energy has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CTRA or VIST a better dividend stock?

Coterra Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Vista Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Coterra Energy pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vista Energy pays out 4.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Coterra Energy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Coterra Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate CTRA or VIST?

Coterra Energy presently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.21%. Vista Energy has a consensus price target of $65.68, indicating a potential upside of 33.00%. Given Coterra Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coterra Energy is more favorable than Vista Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coterra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Vista Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CTRA or VIST more profitable?

Vista Energy has a net margin of 34.78% compared to Coterra Energy's net margin of 21.91%. Vista Energy's return on equity of 30.06% beat Coterra Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coterra Energy	21.91%	9.38%	5.95%
Vista Energy	34.78%	30.06%	13.60%

Summary

Coterra Energy beats Vista Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.