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

Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the five brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $80.30.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on VIST shares. Bank of America started coverage on Vista Energy in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings raised Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th.

Vista Energy Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE VIST opened at $75.74 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $69.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.13. Vista Energy has a one year low of $31.63 and a one year high of $81.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.07, a P/E/G ratio of 0.32 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by ($0.53). Vista Energy had a net margin of 25.65% and a return on equity of 14.80%. The firm had revenue of $865.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $708.61 million. Research analysts expect that Vista Energy will post 12.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vista Energy by 46.7% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp boosted 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 valued at $396,000 after buying an additional 366 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vista Energy by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,286,000 after buying an additional 645 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted 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. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its position in shares of Vista Energy by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Boston Partners now owns 10,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $524,000 after buying an additional 953 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

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.