VIST vs. ERF, CNX, BSM, KOS, SSL, CPG, CRK, MGY, AESI, and TALO
Should you be buying Vista Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Energy include Enerplus (ERF), CNX Resources (CNX), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Sasol (SSL), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Comstock Resources (CRK), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), and Talos Energy (TALO). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) and Enerplus (NYSE:ERF) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.
Enerplus has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy. Enerplus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Enerplus received 482 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.16% of users gave Enerplus an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote.
Vista Energy has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enerplus has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vista Energy presently has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.55%. Enerplus has a consensus price target of $21.69, indicating a potential upside of 6.70%. Given Vista Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than Enerplus.
63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Enerplus shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enerplus shares are held 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.
Vista Energy has a net margin of 35.03% compared to Enerplus' net margin of 27.67%. Vista Energy's return on equity of 50.51% beat Enerplus' return on equity.
In the previous week, Vista Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Enerplus. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Vista Energy and 8 mentions for Enerplus. Vista Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Enerplus' score of 0.15 indicating that Vista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Vista Energy and Enerplus tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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