Contrasting Vista Energy (VIST) and The Competition

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Vista Energy to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Vista Energy and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vista Energy	19.66%	20.79%	7.60%
Vista Energy Competitors	-455.75%	19.43%	6.71%

Risk & Volatility

Vista Energy has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Energy’s peers have a beta of -3.75, suggesting that their average stock price is 475% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vista Energy and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vista Energy	$2.47 billion	$719.06 million	7.72
Vista Energy Competitors	$10.92 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.83

Vista Energy’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy. Vista Energy is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Vista Energy and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vista Energy	0	0	5	1	3.17
Vista Energy Competitors	6004	27063	40960	2431	2.52

Vista Energy presently has a consensus target price of $82.04, suggesting a potential upside of 47.88%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 26.48%. Given Vista Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Vista Energy beats its peers on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Vista Energy Company Profile

Vista Energy is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Argentina. Its operations are concentrated in the Vaca Muerta shale formation, one of the country’s major unconventional oil and gas regions. The company produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, serving domestic and international markets. It was established in 2017 by Miguel Galuccio, its chief executive officer, and began operations the following year.