Avangrid (AGR) Competitors

Vistra (NYSE:VST) and Avangrid (NYSE:AGR) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor VST or AGR?

In the previous week, Vistra had 36 more articles in the media than Avangrid. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Vistra and 6 mentions for Avangrid. Vistra's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Avangrid's score of 0.50 indicating that Vistra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vistra	26 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avangrid	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VST or AGR?

90.9% of Vistra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Avangrid shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Vistra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Avangrid shares are held by company insiders. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, VST or AGR?

Vistra has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avangrid has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VST or AGR more profitable?

Avangrid has a net margin of 12.89% compared to Vistra's net margin of 12.51%. Vistra's return on equity of 57.63% beat Avangrid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vistra	12.51%	57.63%	6.02%
Avangrid	12.89%	5.37%	2.46%

Is VST or AGR a better dividend stock?

Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Avangrid pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Vistra pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avangrid pays out 60.5% 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VST or AGR?

Vistra has higher revenue and earnings than Avangrid. Avangrid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistra, 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
Vistra	$16.27B	2.92	$1.49B	$5.36	26.08
Avangrid	$8.71B	1.58	$786M	$2.91	12.24

Do analysts prefer VST or AGR?

Vistra currently has a consensus price target of $149.10, suggesting a potential upside of 6.65%. Avangrid has a consensus price target of $34.67, suggesting a potential downside of 2.70%. Given Vistra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vistra is more favorable than Avangrid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vistra	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Avangrid	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VST or AGR?

Vistra received 37 more outperform votes than Avangrid when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.48% of users gave Vistra an outperform vote while only 52.26% of users gave Avangrid an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vistra	Outperform Votes 303 67.48%	Underperform Votes 146 32.52%
Avangrid	Outperform Votes 266 52.26%	Underperform Votes 243 47.74%

Summary

Vistra beats Avangrid on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.