Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Receives $66.84 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the eight brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have given a buy recommendation and three have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $66.84.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on VIST. Zacks Research raised Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vista Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 price objective on Vista Energy in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Vista Energy from $56.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Monday, December 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vista Energy

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VIST. Belpointe Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $445,000. Ninety One UK Ltd increased its stake in Vista Energy by 74.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,337,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,961,000 after purchasing an additional 568,955 shares in the last quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. increased its stake in Vista Energy by 2,794.8% during the 1st quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 108,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,072,000 after purchasing an additional 105,167 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 2,843.7% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,150,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,565,000 after buying an additional 1,111,341 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the first quarter worth $904,000. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Vista Energy Price Performance

Shares of VIST stock opened at $46.68 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $44.01. Vista Energy has a one year low of $31.63 and a one year high of $61.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.61.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.24. Vista Energy had a net margin of 32.66% and a return on equity of 15.92%. The firm had revenue of $706.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $636.68 million. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Vista Energy will post 5.74 EPS for the current 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.