ERF vs. VIST, NOG, CRC, SSL, CNX, BSM, MGY, CPG, KOS, and CRK
Should you be buying Enerplus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Enerplus include Vista Energy (VIST), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), California Resources (CRC), Sasol (SSL), CNX Resources (CNX), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Kosmos Energy (KOS), and Comstock Resources (CRK). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Enerplus (NYSE:ERF) and Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.
Enerplus received 482 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.16% of users gave Enerplus an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote.
Enerplus has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy. Enerplus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Enerplus has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Energy has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.
58.4% of Enerplus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enerplus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Vista Energy has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Enerplus' net margin of 27.67%. Enerplus' return on equity of 40.36% beat Vista Energy's return on equity.
Enerplus currently has a consensus price target of $21.69, suggesting a potential upside of 5.77%. Vista Energy has a consensus price target of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.17%. Given Vista Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than Enerplus.
In the previous week, Vista Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Enerplus. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Vista Energy and 7 mentions for Enerplus. Enerplus' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Vista Energy's score of 0.29 indicating that Enerplus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Enerplus beats Vista Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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