Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) have received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the five research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $80.30.

Several research analysts have issued reports on VIST shares. UBS Group increased their price objective on Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in shares of Vista Energy by 1,009.2% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 656 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vista Energy by 46.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Platinum Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $67,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Vista Energy by 154.8% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after buying an additional 1,878 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy in the second quarter valued at $163,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Vista Energy Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE:VIST opened at $72.56 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $71.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $60.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.61, a PEG ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.77. Vista Energy has a 1 year low of $31.63 and a 1 year high of $81.44.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.53). The business had revenue of $865.01 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $708.61 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 14.80% and a net margin of 25.65%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vista Energy will post 12.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vista Energy Company Profile

Vista Energy (NYSE: VIST) is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas resources in Mexico. The company operates through two primary segments: upstream exploration and production, and midstream and specialist services. By integrating both segments, Vista Energy seeks to capture value across the energy value chain, from field operations to the delivery of processed gas to industrial and power-generation customers.

In its upstream segment, Vista Energy holds interests in onshore gas fields in northeastern Mexico and shallow-water properties in the Bay of Campeche.