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

Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the six brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a 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 $68.55.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on VIST shares. Zacks Research raised shares of Vista Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. UBS Group upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $50.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Sunday, January 11th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $88.00 target price for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 target price on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th.

Vista Energy Trading Down 8.4%

NYSE VIST opened at $69.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Vista Energy has a 12 month low of $31.63 and a 12 month high of $79.20. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $61.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.34. The company has a market capitalization of $7.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 0.72.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last announced 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 net margin of 29.06% and a return on equity of 15.65%. The firm had revenue of $719.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $679.81 million. As a group, research analysts predict that Vista Energy will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vista Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIST. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new position in Vista Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $28,499,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 26.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,335,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,321,000 after purchasing an additional 693,566 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,634,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,843,000 after purchasing an additional 649,468 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Vista Energy by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,989,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,145,000 after purchasing an additional 402,585 shares during the period. Finally, Ruffer LLP bought a new position in Vista Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $19,227,000. 63.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.