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

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the eight research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $69.28.

VIST has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Vista Energy from $56.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $63.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. Zacks Research upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 9.6% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 6,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,000 after buying an additional 590 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its stake in Vista Energy by 1,009.2% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 656 shares during the period. Channing Global Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vista Energy by 47.6% in the second quarter. Channing Global Advisors LLC now owns 4,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after acquiring an additional 1,462 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vista Energy by 11.6% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $797,000 after acquiring an additional 1,731 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 1.0% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 252,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,696,000 after acquiring an additional 2,607 shares in the last quarter. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vista Energy Trading Up 1.3%

VIST opened at $49.15 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. Vista Energy has a twelve month low of $31.63 and a twelve month high of $61.67. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.12.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.24. The company had revenue of $706.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $636.68 million. Vista Energy had a net margin of 32.66% and a return on equity of 15.92%. Analysts predict that Vista Energy will post 5.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vista Energy Company Profile

Vista Energy, SAB. 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.