Expro Group (XPRO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor VIST or XPRO?

In the previous week, Expro Group had 2 more articles in the media than Vista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Expro Group and 3 mentions for Vista Energy. Expro Group's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Vista Energy's score of 1.51 indicating that Expro Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vista Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Expro Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is VIST or XPRO more profitable?

Vista Energy has a net margin of 34.78% compared to Expro Group's net margin of 0.98%. Vista Energy's return on equity of 30.06% beat Expro Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vista Energy	34.78%	30.06%	13.60%
Expro Group	0.98%	3.70%	2.36%

Which has more risk and volatility, VIST or XPRO?

Vista Energy has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expro Group has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VIST or XPRO?

Vista Energy presently has a consensus target price of $64.73, indicating a potential upside of 34.00%. Expro Group has a consensus target price of $20.33, indicating a potential upside of 89.85%. Given Expro Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Expro Group is more favorable than Vista Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vista Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Expro Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VIST or XPRO?

Vista Energy received 12 more outperform votes than Expro Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 45.83% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote while only 34.48% of users gave Expro Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vista Energy	Outperform Votes 22 45.83%	Underperform Votes 26 54.17%
Expro Group	Outperform Votes 10 34.48%	Underperform Votes 19 65.52%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VIST or XPRO?

63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of Expro Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Expro Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VIST or XPRO?

Vista Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Expro Group. Vista Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expro Group, 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	$1.65B	2.79	$396.95M	$4.75	10.17
Expro Group	$1.71B	0.73	-$23.36M	$0.44	24.34

Summary

Vista Energy beats Expro Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.