Vermilion Energy (VET) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer VIST or VET?

In the previous week, Vista Energy had 6 more articles in the media than Vermilion Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vista Energy and 3 mentions for Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Vista Energy's score of 0.88 indicating that Vermilion Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vista Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vermilion Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, VIST or VET?

Vista Energy has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vermilion Energy has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VIST or VET more profitable?

Vista Energy has a net margin of 34.78% compared to Vermilion Energy's net margin of -41.53%. Vista Energy's return on equity of 30.06% beat Vermilion Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vista Energy	34.78%	30.06%	13.60%
Vermilion Energy	-41.53%	6.29%	2.97%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VIST or VET?

Vermilion Energy received 332 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.73% of users gave Vermilion Energy an outperform vote while only 42.22% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vista Energy	Outperform Votes 19 42.22%	Underperform Votes 26 57.78%
Vermilion Energy	Outperform Votes 351 60.73%	Underperform Votes 227 39.27%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VIST or VET?

63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.9% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Vermilion Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer VIST or VET?

Vista Energy currently has a consensus target price of $61.40, indicating a potential upside of 8.37%. Given Vista Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than Vermilion 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
Vermilion Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VIST or VET?

Vista Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vermilion Energy. Vermilion Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista 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
Vermilion Energy	$1.49B	1.05	-$176.01M	-$3.74	-2.71

Summary

Vista Energy beats Vermilion Energy on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.