ENGIE (OTCMKTS:ENGIY) & Vistra (NYSE:VST) Head to Head Review

ENGIE (OTCMKTS:ENGIY) and Vistra (NYSE:VST) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares ENGIE and Vistra’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ENGIE	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vistra	12.90%	108.41%	7.71%

Dividends

ENGIE pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Vistra pays out 14.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vistra has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.9% of Vistra shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Vistra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for ENGIE and Vistra, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ENGIE	0	2	3	1	2.83
Vistra	0	1	12	3	3.13

Vistra has a consensus target price of $210.71, suggesting a potential downside of 0.17%. Given Vistra’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vistra is more favorable than ENGIE.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ENGIE and Vistra”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ENGIE	$79.88 billion	0.64	$4.44 billion	N/A	N/A
Vistra	$17.22 billion	4.15	$2.66 billion	$6.27	33.67

ENGIE has higher revenue and earnings than Vistra.

Volatility and Risk

ENGIE has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistra has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vistra beats ENGIE on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ENGIE

ENGIE SA engages in the power, natural gas, and energy services businesses. It operates through Renewables, Networks, Energy Solutions, FlexGen, Retail, Nuclear, and Others segments. The Renewables segment comprises renewable energy generation activities, including financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of renewable energy facilities using various energy sources, such as hydroelectric, onshore wind, photovoltaic solar, offshore wind, and geothermal. The Networks segment comprises the electricity and gas infrastructure activities and projects, including the management and development of gas and electricity transportation networks and natural gas distribution networks in and outside of Europe, natural gas underground storage in Europe, and regasification infrastructure in France and Chile. The Energy Solutions encompasses the construction and management of decentralized energy networks to produce energy and related services. The FlexGen segment operates flexible thermal generation and electricity, pumping, and battery storage facilities; solutions for decarbonizing industry with low-carbon hydrogen; and financing, construction, and operation of desalination plants. The Retail segment engages in the sale of gas and electricity to professional, individual, and residential clients. The Nuclear segment engages in the nuclear power generation activities. The others segment sells energy to companies and offers energy management services and solutions. The company was formerly known as GDF SUEZ S.A. and changed its name to ENGIE SA in April 2015. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.

About Vistra

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia. In addition, the company is involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. It serves approximately 4 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 37,000 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.