HighPeak Energy (HPK) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VIST or HPK?

Vista Energy received 9 more outperform votes than HighPeak Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.22% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote while only 41.67% of users gave HighPeak Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vista Energy	Outperform Votes 19 42.22%	Underperform Votes 26 57.78%
HighPeak Energy	Outperform Votes 10 41.67%	Underperform Votes 14 58.33%

Do analysts rate VIST or HPK?

Vista Energy currently has a consensus target price of $61.40, suggesting a potential upside of 8.37%. HighPeak Energy has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.63%. Given Vista Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than HighPeak 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
HighPeak Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is VIST or HPK more profitable?

Vista Energy has a net margin of 34.78% compared to HighPeak Energy's net margin of 15.94%. Vista Energy's return on equity of 30.06% beat HighPeak Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vista Energy	34.78%	30.06%	13.60%
HighPeak Energy	15.94%	14.83%	7.60%

Does the media favor VIST or HPK?

In the previous week, Vista Energy had 3 more articles in the media than HighPeak Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Vista Energy and 3 mentions for HighPeak Energy. HighPeak Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Vista Energy's score of 0.86 indicating that HighPeak Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vista Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HighPeak Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VIST or HPK?

Vista Energy has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VIST or HPK?

Vista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy. Vista Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HighPeak 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	$1.17B	4.62	$396.95M	$5.16	10.98
HighPeak Energy	$1.11B	1.68	$215.87M	$1.27	11.62

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VIST or HPK?

63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vista Energy beats HighPeak Energy on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.