Expro Group (XPRO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor XPRO or VIST?

In the previous week, Vista Energy had 16 more articles in the media than Expro Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Vista Energy and 8 mentions for Expro Group. Expro Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Vista Energy's score of 0.85 indicating that Expro Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Expro Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vista Energy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate XPRO or VIST?

Expro Group currently has a consensus target price of $18.33, indicating a potential upside of 126.06%. Vista Energy has a consensus target price of $67.08, indicating a potential upside of 41.07%. Given Expro Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Expro Group is more favorable than Vista Energy.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XPRO or VIST?

Vista Energy received 13 more outperform votes than Expro Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.94% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Expro Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Expro Group	Outperform Votes 10 33.33%	Underperform Votes 20 66.67%
Vista Energy	Outperform Votes 23 46.94%	Underperform Votes 26 53.06%

Which has better earnings & valuation, XPRO or VIST?

Vista Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Expro Group	$1.71B	0.55	-$23.36M	$0.44	18.43
Vista Energy	$1.65B	2.75	$396.95M	$4.75	10.01

Do institutionals & insiders believe in XPRO or VIST?

92.1% of Expro Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Expro Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is XPRO or VIST 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
Expro Group	0.98%	3.70%	2.36%
Vista Energy	34.78%	30.06%	13.60%

Which has more volatility and risk, XPRO or VIST?

Expro Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Energy has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vista Energy beats Expro Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.