Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST – Get Free Report) and enCore Energy (NASDAQ:EU – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Vista Energy and enCore Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vista Energy | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.67 |
| enCore Energy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.40 |
Vista Energy currently has a consensus target price of $83.44, indicating a potential upside of 13.81%. enCore Energy has a consensus target price of $2.90, indicating a potential upside of 198.23%. Given enCore Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe enCore Energy is more favorable than Vista Energy.
Volatility & Risk
Dividends
Vista Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. enCore Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 48.2%. Vista Energy pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. enCore Energy pays out -141.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. enCore Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Vista Energy and enCore Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vista Energy | 23.56% | 20.26% | 7.25% |
| enCore Energy | -112.82% | -28.00% | -17.09% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of enCore Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of enCore Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Vista Energy and enCore Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vista Energy | $3.53 billion | 2.17 | $719.06 million | $7.58 | 9.67 |
| enCore Energy | $55.25 million | 3.42 | -$56.86 million | ($0.33) | -2.94 |
Vista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than enCore Energy. enCore Energy 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
Vista Energy beats enCore Energy on 10 of the 17 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 enCore Energy
enCore Energy Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of uranium resource properties in the United States. It holds a 100% interest in Crownpoint and Hosta Butte uranium project area covers 3,020 acres located in the Grants Uranium Belt, New Mexico. The company also holds interest in the Marquez-Juan Tafoya property comprises 14,582 acres located in McKinley and Sandoval counties of New Mexico; and the Nose Rock project comprising 42 owned unpatented lode mining claims comprising approximately 800 acres located in McKinley County, New Mexico. In addition, it holds interest in the White Canyon District and Utah property package, including the Geitus, Blue Jay, Marcy Look, and Cedar Mountain projects located to the northwest of the White Mesa Mill at Blanding County, Utah. Further, the company holds a 100% interest in Dewey Burdock project comprises approximately 12,613 surface acres and 16,962 net mineral acres located in South Dakota; Gas Hills project consists of approximately 1,280 surface acres and 12,960 net mineral acres of unpatented lode mining claims located in Wyoming; and West Largo project consist of approximately 3,840 acres located in McKinley County, New Mexico. Additionally, it holds a 100% interest in Ambrosia Lake – Treeline property consists of deeded mineral rights totaling 24,555 acres and unpatented mining claims covering approximately 1,700 acres; and Checkerboard mineral rights covering a land position of approximately 300,000 acres located in the Grants Uranium District. The company was formerly known as Wolfpack Gold Corp. and changed its name to enCore Energy Corp. in August 2014. enCore Energy Corp. is headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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