VIST vs. ERF, NOG, SSL, CNX, CPG, MGY, BSM, CRC, CRK, and SM
Should you be buying Vista Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Energy include Enerplus (ERF), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Sasol (SSL), CNX Resources (CNX), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), California Resources (CRC), Comstock Resources (CRK), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Enerplus (NYSE:ERF) and Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.
In the previous week, Enerplus had 4 more articles in the media than Vista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Enerplus and 7 mentions for Vista Energy. Enerplus' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Vista Energy's score of 0.33 indicating that Vista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
58.4% of Enerplus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enerplus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Vista Energy has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Vista Energy's net margin of 24.09%. Enerplus' return on equity of 39.92% beat Vista Energy's return on equity.
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 currently has a consensus target price of $21.87, suggesting a potential upside of 9.35%. Vista Energy has a consensus target price of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.39%. Given Vista Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Enerplus is more favorable than Vista Energy.
Enerplus received 482 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.77% of users gave Enerplus an outperform vote while only 36.84% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote.
Enerplus has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Energy has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Enerplus beats Vista Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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