OPAL Fuels (NASDAQ:OPAL – 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 risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
OPAL Fuels has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Energy has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for OPAL Fuels and Vista Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OPAL Fuels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Vista Energy | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares OPAL Fuels and Vista Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OPAL Fuels | $348.98 million | 0.88 | $14.75 million | ($0.01) | -175.00 |
| Vista Energy | $2.47 billion | 2.72 | $719.06 million | $7.58 | 8.52 |
Vista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than OPAL Fuels. OPAL Fuels is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vista Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.2% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Vista Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 85.7% of OPAL Fuels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares OPAL Fuels and Vista Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OPAL Fuels | 0.65% | 15.54% | 0.22% |
| Vista Energy | 23.56% | 20.26% | 7.25% |
Summary
Vista Energy beats OPAL Fuels on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About OPAL Fuels
OPAL Fuels Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel for heavy and medium-duty trucking fleets. It also designs, develops, constructs, operates, and services fueling stations for trucking fleets that use natural gas to displace diesel as transportation fuel. In addition, it offers design, development, and construction services for hydrogen fueling stations. Further, the company engages in the generation and sale of renewable power to utilities. OPAL Fuels Inc. is based in White Plains, New York.
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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