Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Receives $68.04 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $68.04.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Vista Energy from $56.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 price target on Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $50.00 to $65.00 in a report on Sunday, January 11th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Vista Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th.

Vista Energy Trading Up 3.2%

NYSE:VIST opened at $55.87 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.83 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $50.48 and its 200 day moving average is $44.65. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. Vista Energy has a 12 month low of $31.63 and a 12 month high of $62.42.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VIST. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in Vista Energy by 1,009.2% in 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 in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Vista Energy by 154.8% during the 4th 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. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy during the second quarter valued at about $163,000. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in shares of Vista Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Finally, Channing Global Advisors LLC raised its position in Vista Energy by 47.6% during the second quarter. Channing Global Advisors LLC now owns 4,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,000 after purchasing an additional 1,462 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

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.