OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY) & Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) Head-To-Head Analysis

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) and OMV (OTCMKTS:OMVKY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Insider & Institutional 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Vista Energy and OMV, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vista Energy	0	2	4	2	3.00
OMV	1	4	0	0	1.80

Vista Energy currently has a consensus target price of $66.84, indicating a potential upside of 45.51%. Given Vista Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vista Energy is more favorable than OMV.

Profitability

This table compares Vista Energy and OMV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vista Energy	32.66%	15.92%	5.77%
OMV	4.57%	8.25%	4.12%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vista Energy and OMV”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vista Energy	$1.65 billion	2.91	$477.52 million	$6.80	6.76
OMV	$36.77 billion	0.51	$1.57 billion	$4.22	3.38

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.

Volatility & Risk

Vista Energy has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OMV has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vista Energy beats OMV on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.