Banco Santander S.A. Has $1.04 Million Position in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

Banco Santander S.A. increased its stake in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) by 285.6% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 30,086 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 22,284 shares during the quarter. Banco Santander S.A.’s holdings in Vista Energy were worth $1,035,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ping Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 266.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 123,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,262,000 after acquiring an additional 90,100 shares in the last quarter. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in Vista Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,032,000. Carrhae Capital LLP bought a new position in Vista Energy in the second quarter valued at about $19,152,000. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the third quarter valued at about $1,351,000. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 34.1% during the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 653,520 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,245,000 after purchasing an additional 166,085 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $56.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group raised shares of Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $50.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 price objective on Vista Energy in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.55.

Vista Energy Stock Up 2.4%

Vista Energy stock opened at $57.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.63, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.82. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a 52-week low of $31.63 and a 52-week high of $62.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.62. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $52.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.90.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.12 by ($0.63). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 16.51% and a net margin of 29.06%.The firm had revenue of $719.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $679.81 million. Equities analysts predict that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

About Vista Energy

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.