VIST vs. NOG, SSL, ERF, CNX, CRC, BSM, MGY, CPG, CRK, and KOS
Should you be buying Vista Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vista Energy include Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Sasol (SSL), Enerplus (ERF), CNX Resources (CNX), California Resources (CRC), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Comstock Resources (CRK), and Kosmos Energy (KOS). These companies are all part of the "crude petroleum & natural gas" industry.
Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) and Northern Oil and Gas (NYSE:NOG) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and community ranking.
Northern Oil and Gas received 15 more outperform votes than Vista Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 36.84% of users gave Vista Energy an outperform vote while only 35.37% of users gave Northern Oil and Gas an outperform vote.
Vista Energy presently has a consensus target price of $51.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.29%. Northern Oil and Gas has a consensus target price of $47.90, indicating a potential upside of 17.49%. Given Northern Oil and Gas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northern Oil and Gas is more favorable than Vista Energy.
63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Northern Oil and Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Northern Oil and Gas had 17 more articles in the media than Vista Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Northern Oil and Gas and 6 mentions for Vista Energy. Vista Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Northern Oil and Gas' score of 0.14 indicating that Vista Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vista Energy has a net margin of 30.24% compared to Northern Oil and Gas' net margin of 30.01%. Vista Energy's return on equity of 39.92% beat Northern Oil and Gas' return on equity.
Vista Energy has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Oil and Gas has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Northern Oil and Gas has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy. Northern Oil and Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Northern Oil and Gas beats Vista Energy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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