Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST – Get Free Report) and Tamboran Resources (NYSE:TBN – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Vista Energy and Tamboran Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vista Energy | 29.12% | 12.02% | 4.55% |
| Tamboran Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Vista Energy and Tamboran Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vista Energy | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.14 |
| Tamboran Resources | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Vista Energy and Tamboran Resources”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vista Energy | $1.65 billion | 2.25 | $477.52 million | $5.55 | 7.02 |
| Tamboran Resources | N/A | N/A | -$21.92 million | N/A | N/A |
Vista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Tamboran Resources.
Risk and Volatility
Vista Energy has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tamboran Resources has a beta of -0.18, suggesting that its share price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
63.8% of Vista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Tamboran Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Vista Energy beats Tamboran Resources on 10 of the 12 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 Tamboran Resources
Tamboran Resources Corporation, a natural gas company, focuses on developing unconventional gas resources in the northern territory of Australia. Its assets include a 25% non-operated working interest in EP 161; a 38.75% working interest in EPs 76, 98, and 117; and a 100% working interest in EPs 136 and 143, as well as EP (A) 197, located in the Betaloo Basin. Tamboran Resources Corporation was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
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