Brokerages Set Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) PT at $68.55

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $68.55.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on VIST. Bank of America began coverage on Vista Energy in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $88.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. UBS Group raised 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 research note on Sunday, January 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 price target on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Monday, December 29th.

Vista Energy Price Performance

VIST stock opened at $61.00 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market cap of $6.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.13, a PEG ratio of 2.92 and a beta of 0.84. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $53.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.36. Vista Energy has a 12-month low of $31.63 and a 12-month high of $62.42.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by ($0.63). The business had revenue of $719.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $679.81 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 15.65% and a net margin of 29.06%. On average, analysts expect that Vista Energy will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Vista Energy by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vista Energy by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,286,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 656 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners raised its holdings in Vista Energy by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 10,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,000 after buying an additional 953 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Platinum Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $67,000. 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.