OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY – Get Free Report) and Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
OMV has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Energy has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares OMV and Vista Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OMV | 4.57% | 8.25% | 4.12% |
| Vista Energy | 32.66% | 15.92% | 5.77% |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OMV | $36.77 billion | 0.49 | $1.57 billion | $4.22 | 3.29 |
| Vista Energy | $1.65 billion | 3.11 | $477.52 million | $6.80 | 7.23 |
OMV has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Energy. OMV is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for OMV and Vista Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OMV | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.20 |
| Vista Energy | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.25 |
Vista Energy has a consensus price target of $69.28, suggesting a potential upside of 40.91%. Given Vista Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than OMV.
Summary
Vista Energy beats OMV on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About OMV
OMV Aktiengesellschaft operates as an energy and chemicals company in Austria, Germany, Romania, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstock, and Energy. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and the Asia Pacific; and refining and marketing of fuels and feedstock, as well as supply, marketing, trading, and logistics of gas in Romania and Turkey. In addition, the company provides advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and base chemicals, as well as engages in the recycling of plastics. It has refineries in Europe, Schwechat, and Burghausen; filling stations in eight European countries; and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany, as well as a gas-fired power plant in Romania. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
About Vista Energy
Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Latin America. The company's principal assets located in Neuquina basin, Argentina and Vaca Muerta. It owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. In addition, the company involved in drilling and workover activities located in Argentina. The company was formerly known as Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. and changed its name to Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. in April 2022. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.
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