Vista Energy (VIST) Competitors $46.18 -2.74 (-5.60%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.80 -0.38 (-0.82%) As of 07/11/2025 07:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VIST vs. YPF, AR, PR, VNOM, OVV, HESM, SUN, APA, CHRD, and VVVShould you be buying Vista Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Energy include YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF), Antero Resources (AR), Permian Resources (PR), Viper Energy (VNOM), Ovintiv (OVV), Hess Midstream Partners (HESM), Sunoco (SUN), APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), and Valvoline (VVV). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. Vista Energy vs. Its Competitors YPF Sociedad Anonima Antero Resources Permian Resources Viper Energy Ovintiv Hess Midstream Partners Sunoco APA Chord Energy Valvoline Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) and YPF Sociedad Anonima (NYSE:YPF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VIST or YPF? 63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of YPF Sociedad Anonima shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor VIST or YPF? In the previous week, Vista Energy had 11 more articles in the media than YPF Sociedad Anonima. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Vista Energy and 4 mentions for YPF Sociedad Anonima. Vista Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat YPF Sociedad Anonima's score of 0.85 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) 7 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive YPF Sociedad Anonima 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, VIST or YPF? Vista Energy has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, YPF Sociedad Anonima has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VIST or YPF? YPF Sociedad Anonima has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy. YPF Sociedad Anonima is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVista Energy$1.65B2.67$477.52M$4.789.66YPF Sociedad Anonima$19.29B0.63$2.35B$4.297.23 Is VIST or YPF more profitable? Vista Energy has a net margin of 27.23% compared to YPF Sociedad Anonima's net margin of 8.62%. YPF Sociedad Anonima's return on equity of 16.78% beat Vista Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vista Energy27.23% 14.38% 5.77% YPF Sociedad Anonima 8.62%16.78%6.76% Do analysts rate VIST or YPF? Vista Energy currently has a consensus target price of $65.68, suggesting a potential upside of 42.23%. YPF Sociedad Anonima has a consensus target price of $41.30, suggesting a potential upside of 33.18%. Given Vista Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than YPF Sociedad Anonima.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vista Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33YPF Sociedad Anonima 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryVista Energy beats YPF Sociedad Anonima on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vista Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VIST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VIST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVista EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.66B$71.44B$7.76B$20.73BDividend YieldN/A5.98%10.94%3.71%P/E Ratio9.6699.3464.1527.84Price / Sales2.671.7421,195.6142.31Price / Cash7.374.8336.4022.63Price / Book2.711.103.764.57Net Income$477.52M$5.03B$4.23B$989.30M7 Day Performance-4.40%0.60%0.78%0.20%1 Month Performance-11.72%1.49%2.55%3.95%1 Year Performance-3.81%-7.24%9.89%10.27% Vista Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VISTVista Energy4.1536 of 5 stars$46.18-5.6%$65.68+42.2%-1.5%$4.66B$1.65B9.66410News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeYPFYPF Sociedad Anonima1.9683 of 5 stars$30.94-4.2%$41.30+33.5%+46.8%$12.17B$19.29B7.2125,877ARAntero Resources4.4535 of 5 stars$37.08-0.5%$43.50+17.3%+10.7%$11.51B$4.33B43.12590Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPRPermian Resources4.7257 of 5 stars$13.78-2.0%$18.33+33.0%-14.3%$11.07B$5.13B8.51220VNOMViper Energy4.5178 of 5 stars$36.56-3.9%$57.00+55.9%-3.5%$10.55B$860.39M9.62711High Trading VolumeOVVOvintiv4.701 of 5 stars$39.29-1.6%$54.59+38.9%-12.9%$10.21B$9.15B16.721,623Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHESMHess Midstream Partners3.7418 of 5 stars$37.90-0.8%$43.50+14.8%+2.1%$8.17B$1.50B14.86200News CoveragePositive NewsSUNSunoco2.74 of 5 stars$53.34-3.1%$64.75+21.4%-6.2%$8.15B$22.69B9.613,298APAAPA3.8016 of 5 stars$19.41-0.6%$24.83+27.9%-32.5%$7.02B$9.74B6.982,305Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCHRDChord Energy4.7989 of 5 stars$103.13-1.2%$150.69+46.1%-36.2%$5.96B$5.25B6.90530Analyst ForecastVVVValvoline4.476 of 5 stars$39.04-1.7%$42.54+9.0%-13.6%$4.96B$1.62B18.9511,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies YPF Sociedad Anonima Competitors Antero Resources Competitors Permian Resources Competitors Viper Energy Competitors Ovintiv Competitors Hess Midstream Partners Competitors Sunoco Competitors APA Competitors Chord Energy Competitors Valvoline Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VIST) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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