VST vs. CEG, EPD, ET, NGG, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, CQP, and FTS
Should you be buying Vistra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vistra include Constellation Energy (CEG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), National Grid (NGG), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), and Fortis (FTS). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Vistra vs.
Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and Vistra (NYSE:VST) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.
82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Vistra shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Vistra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Constellation Energy pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vistra pays out 16.6% 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.
In the previous week, Vistra had 38 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Vistra and 13 mentions for Constellation Energy. Vistra's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.51 indicating that Vistra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistra has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Vistra received 137 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.56% of users gave Vistra an outperform vote while only 63.50% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote.
Vistra has a net margin of 12.51% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 11.93%. Vistra's return on equity of 57.63% beat Constellation Energy's return on equity.
Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vistra. Vistra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Constellation Energy presently has a consensus target price of $289.86, suggesting a potential downside of 8.38%. Vistra has a consensus target price of $151.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.45%. Given Constellation Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Constellation Energy is more favorable than Vistra.
Summary
Vistra beats Constellation Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VST) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
