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

Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $83.24.

VIST has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. Zacks Research cut shares of Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. HSBC initiated coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Sunday, June 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $95.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VIST. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Vista Energy during the 1st quarter worth $102,610,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. purchased a new position in Vista Energy during the third quarter worth about $28,499,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vista Energy by 824.7% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 928,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,066,000 after purchasing an additional 827,997 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its position in Vista Energy by 26.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,335,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,321,000 after purchasing an additional 693,566 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vista Energy by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,634,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,843,000 after buying an additional 649,468 shares during the last quarter. 63.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vista Energy Trading Up 2.1%

NYSE VIST opened at $71.64 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Vista Energy has a 52 week low of $31.63 and a 52 week high of $81.44. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $66.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $67.33. The company has a market cap of $7.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.45, a P/E/G ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.62.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 17th. The company reported $2.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by ($0.77). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 20.26% and a net margin of 23.56%.The firm had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. As a group, equities analysts expect that Vista Energy will post 9.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.