Investors Purchase Large Volume of Put Options on Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) was the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors bought 8,011 put options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 483% compared to the typical volume of 1,373 put options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VIST has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 price target on Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. UBS Group upgraded 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. Zacks Research upgraded Vista Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price target for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vista Energy currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in shares of Vista Energy by 1,009.2% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 656 shares during the last quarter. Platinum Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in Vista Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $67,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Vista Energy by 154.8% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vista Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $163,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in Vista Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Vista Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VIST traded up $0.49 during trading on Thursday, hitting $66.09. 323,935 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,659,534. 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 52-week low of $31.63 and a 52-week high of $79.20. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $62.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $51.55. The company has a market cap of $6.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.93, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.72.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.12 by ($0.63). The business had revenue of $719.06 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $679.81 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 15.65% and a net margin of 29.06%. As a group, equities analysts predict 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.